Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 1 Chronicles 3:1

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 1 Chronicles 3:1 - 3:1

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 1 Chronicles 3:1 - 3:1

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1Ch 3:1-9. Sons of David.

Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron - It is of consequence for the proper understanding of events in the domestic history of David, to bear in mind the place and time of his sons’ birth. The oldest son, born after his father’s accession to the sovereign authority, is according to Eastern notions, the proper heir to the throne. And hence the natural aspirations of ambition in Ammon, who was long unaware of the alienation of the crown, and could not be easily reconciled to the claims of a younger brother being placed above his own (see on 2Sa 3:1-5).