1 Chron. 3 The sons of David, 1 Chron. 3:1–9. His line to Zedekiah, 1 Chron. 3:10–16. The successors of Jeconiah. 1 Chron. 1:17–24.

The Jezreelitess; of that Jezreel in Judah, Josh. 15:56, not of that in Manasseh, Josh. 17:16. The Carmelitess; so called, because she was the wife of Nabal, who dwelt in Carmel, 1 Sam. 25:2, which was in Judah, Josh. 15:55.

Which title belongs either to all the foregoing women; or rather, as the singular number showeth, to Eglah only, last mentioned; who possibly may be so called, because she was his first, and therefore most proper, wife, though her son was born after all the rest before mentioned, and therefore both…

Four; all David’s children by her, as the text positively affirms; and therefore Solomon is called her only son, Prov. 4:3, because she loved him as if he had been so. Ammiel, called also Eliam, 2 Sam. 11:3. See Poole “2 Sam. 11:3”.

And he had two other sons called by the same names, 1 Chron. 3:8, but they were by differing wives; and probably they were then distinguished by some additional clause or title, which is here omitted, because it was now needless for us to know it; or the two first were dead before the two second…

Object. There are but seven mentioned 2 Sam. 5:14;c. Answ. Two of them are omitted there, because they died very early, or were inglorious, or died without issue; and here we have all the sons of David, as it here follows, 1 Chron. 3:9, which clause is not added, 2 Sam. 5:0.

Of whom, at least under that name, there is no mention in thee history of the reign of Josiah’s sons, 2 Kings 23:0; 2 Kings 24:0. But in Jer. 22:11, there is mention of Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father; which most conceive to be the same who is…

Not his natural son, for he was his uncle, 2 Kings 24:17; but his legal son, or his successor, upon whom the son’s right was devolved by virtue of that law, Num. 27:8–10, and therefore it is not strange if he have the name of son with it. See Poole “Luke 3:1”.

Of Jeconiah; Assir, or, of Jeconiah the captive, or prisoner; which is added to show that he begat his son when he was captive in Babylon, as it is noted, Matt. 1:12, whither he was carried captive, 2 Kings 24:15. Object. It is said of this Jeconiah, Jer. 22:30. Write this man childless. Answ.

Malchiram also, and Pedaiah: the sentence seems to be short and imperfect, as is frequent in the Hebrew language, and something is here understood, as, the sons also of Salathiel were Malchiram and Pedaiah, &c., as they gather from hence, that the same Zerubbabel is called the son of Pedaiah, 1…

i.e. Sister to the two last named sons of Zerubbabel, to wit, by both parents; and therefore named before the other five, 1 Chron. 3:20, who were her brethren by the father, but not by the mother.

Either of Zerubbabel; or of Meshullam, as is gathered from hence, that the sons of Hananiah (brother to Meshullam, 1 Chron. 3:19) are named 1 Chron. 3:21, and therefore those 1 Chron. 3:20 are presumed to be the sons of Meshullam.

All these men, both parents and their sons here blended together, are mentioned as the sons of Hananiah, and branches of the royal stock.

To wit, including the father. But the Hebrew word shisha, which is rendered six, may be the proper name of one of the sons of Shemaiah, who may be so called, because he was the sixth son.

The sons of Neariah; who alone is here mentioned, because his elder brethren probably died without issue.