1 Chronicles 3:9 Meaning and Explanation
“These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.”
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Read Full Chapter →The summary closes David's sons, noting others by his concubines, and names his daughter Tamar.
What Does 1 Chronicles 3:9 Mean?
Having listed the sons, the chronicler draws a line under them and acknowledges still others, along with Tamar, the only daughter of David named here. Her story, marked by suffering at the hands of her own family, is remembered even in a record otherwise full of sons.
That Tamar is named at all is a mercy. In a list of kings and heirs, a wronged daughter is not erased. Scripture refuses to let the vulnerable vanish from view, and this small inclusion points to a God who sees the afflicted and keeps their memory when others would pass over them.
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What does 1 Chronicles 3:9 mean?
The summary closes David's sons, noting others by his concubines, and names his daughter Tamar.