1 Chronicles 2 · Verse 15

1 Chronicles 2:15

Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
1 Chronicles 2:15, King James Version

1 Chronicles 2:15 in other translations

BSBOzem sixth, and David seventh.
WEBOzem the sixth, and David the seventh;
ASVOzem the sixth, David the seventh;
YLTOzem the sixth, David the seventh,
DARBYOzem the sixth, David the seventh;
BBEOzem, the sixth, David, the seventh;
WebsterOzem the sixth, David the seventh:

What does 1 Chronicles 2:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. David the seventh--As it appears (1Sa 16:10; 17:12) that Jesse had eight sons, the presumption is from David being mentioned here as the seventh son of his father, that one of them had died at an early age, without leaving issue.

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1 Chronicles 2:15 in the original Hebrew

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אֹ֚צֶם'O.tzemOzemH684
הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יha.shi.Shithe sixthH8345
דָּוִ֖ידda.VidDavidH1732
הַשְּׁבִעִֽי\׃ha.she.vi.'Ithe seventhH7637

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 2:15

  • 1 Samuel 17:12-14

    Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth–lehem–judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.

  • 1 Samuel 16:10-11

    Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
David.It appears from the parallel places of Samuel, that Jesse had eight sons, of whom David was the eighth and youngest; but one may have died before David came to the throne.
1Sa 16:10,11; 17:12-14

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 2:14

    Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

  • 1 Chronicles 2:15

    Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:

  • 1 Chronicles 2:16

    Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

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1 Chronicles 2:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El sexto Osem, el séptimo David:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Otsem, le sixième; David, le septième;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ozem, den sechsten; David, den siebten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		sextum Asom, septimum David.