1-Chronicles - 3:9



9 All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.

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Differing Translations

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These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
All these the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines: and they had a sister Thamar.
All are sons of David, apart from sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
All these were the sons of David, in addition to the sons of his servant-wives; and Tamar was their sister.
All these were sons of David, aside from the sons of the concubines. And they had a sister, Tamar.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And Tamar their sister - This is the only daughter of David whose name is on record; and yet he is said to have had both Sons and Daughters, 2-Samuel 5:13.

These were all the sons of David,.... By his wives:
beside the sons of the concubines; who are not reckoned, and how many they were is not known; he had ten concubines at least, 2-Samuel 15:16 and 2-Samuel 20:3.
And Tamar their sister; not the sister of the sons of the concubines, but of his other sons, and only of Absalom by the mother's side, of whom see 2-Samuel 13:1.

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