All these were David’s sons, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar was their sister.
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
And Solomon's son was Rehoboam,.... From hence to the end of the fourteenth verse, David's successors are reckoned, according to the order of their reign, unto Josiah and his sons: Solomon, Rehoboam, Abia, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Joram, Ahaziah, Joash, Amaziah, Azariah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah, in all sixteen.
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, Sa2 5:13.