2 Samuel 3 · Verse 4

2 Samuel 3:4

And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
2 Samuel 3:4, King James Version

2 Samuel 3:4 in other translations

BSBhis fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; his fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital;
WEBand the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
ASVand the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
YLTand the fourth is Adonijah son of Haggith, and the fifth is Shephatiah son of Abital,
DARBYand the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
BBEAnd the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah, the son of Abital;
WebsterAnd the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

What does 2 Samuel 3:4 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 3:1-6

The length of this war tried the faith and patience of David, and made his settlement at last the more welcome. The contest between grace and corruption in the hearts of believers, may fitly be compared to this warfare. There is a long war between them, the flesh lusting against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh; but as the work of holiness is carried on, corruption, like the house of Saul, grows weaker…

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2 Samuel 3:4 in the original Hebrew

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וְהָרְבִיעִ֖יve.ha.re.vi.'Iand [was] the fourthH7243
אֲדֹנִיָּ֣ה'a.do.ni.YahAdonijahH138
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
חַגִּ֑יתcha.GitHaggithH2294
וְהַחֲמִישִׁ֖יve.ha.cha.mi.Shiand [was] the fifthH2549
שְׁפַטְיָ֥הshe.fat.YahShephatiahH8203
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
אֲבִיטָֽל\׃'a.vi.TalAbitalH37

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 3:4

  • 1 Kings 2:13-25

    And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath–sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably. He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on. And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the Lord. And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on. …

  • 1 Kings 1:5-18

    Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom. And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him. But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. …

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Adonijah.
1Ki 1:5-18; 2:13-25

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 3:3

    And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

  • 2 Samuel 3:4

    And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

  • 2 Samuel 3:5

    And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.

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2 Samuel 3:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El cuarto, Adonías hijo de Haggith; el quinto, Saphatías hijo de Abital;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et le quatrième, Adonija, fils de Hagguith; et le cinquième, Shephatia, fils d’Abital;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und der vierte Adonija, der Sohn Haggiths; und der fünfte Schephatja, der Sohn Abitals;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quartus autem Adonias, filius Haggith: et quintus Saphathia, filius Abital.