the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
The second son here is called Daniel, whereas Samuel calls him Chileab, not a copyist's error, but a man with two names. The chronicler worked from an independent register, not from Samuel's account. That preposition before Absalom's name crept in by mistake from the preceding phrase, and the note about Eglah as David's wife rounds out the list properly, nothing more.
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Commenting on 1 Chronicles 3:1-4
David had many sons, and his quiver was full of arrows as the Psalmist loved to sing; but some were his deepest grief. Only Solomon truly followed his piety, yet even he fell short. The wisest among us are those who reprove us faithfully, and David honored Nathan the prophet all his life for doing so.
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Commenting on 1 Chronicles 3:1-9