Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 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;
3. Chileab ] Called in Chron. Daniel, the meaning of which name, “God is my judge,” suggests that it may have been given him to commemorate God’s judgment upon Nabal (1Sa 25:39; cp. Gen 30:6). Some suppose that he bore both names, but the Sept. reading here Daluiah ( ), and the identity of the last three letters of Chileab in the Hebrew with the first three of the following word, make it extremely probable that the text of Samuel is corrupt.
Absalom ] Whose name, “ Father of Peace,” was belied by his conduct, the gloomy history of which occupies chaps. 13 18 of this book.
Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur ] This marriage with a foreign princess, which was contrary to the spirit of the law (Exo 34:16; Deu 7:3; Jos 23:12), and bore such bitter fruit, may have been prompted by political reasons, especially the desirability of securing an ally in the neighbourhood of Ish-bosheth’s capital. Talmai’s kingdom was a part of Aram or Syria (ch. 2Sa 15:8), adjoining the province of Argob in the north-east of Bashan (Deu 3:14): probably in the wild and rocky region now called El-Lejah. As Talmai was the name of one of the giant “sons of Anak” who were expelled from Hebron by Caleb (Jos 15:14), and as Geshur was close to the kingdom of Og, who was of the remnant of the giants, it is tempting to conjecture that there may have been some connexion between the families, which would account for David’s marrying the daughter of the king of Geshur while resident at Hebron.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Chileab – In the duplicate passage (see the margin.) Davids second son is called Daniel (God is my judge), a name given to him in commemoration of the death of Nabal 1Sa 25:39. Chileab seems to be made up of the three first letters of the following Hebrew word, through an error of the transcriber, and intended to be erased.
Talmai king of Geshur – Talmai was the name of one of the sons of Anak at Hebron Num 13:22; this Talmai was perhaps of the same race.
Geshur – Where he reigned was in Bashan, and we know from Deu 3:11, that Og, king of Bashan, was of the remnant of the giants. See 1Sa 27:8 note.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Chileab, called also Daniel, 1Ch 3:1.
Geshur; a part of Syria, northward from the land of Israel, Deu 3:14; Jos 12:5. See 2Sa 13:37; 14:23; 15:8. Her he married, as it may seem, in policy, that he might have a powerful friend and ally to assist him against Ish-bosheths party in the north, whilst himself opposed him in the southern parts. But he paid dear for making piety give place to policy herein, as the history of Absalom showeth. There were other Geshurites southward from Canaan, whom David invaded, 1Sa 27:8, and it is not impossible but they were a colony of those in the north.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
3. Chileab(“his father’spicture”)called also Daniel (1Ch3:1).
Maacah the daughter of Talmaiking of Geshura region in Syria, north of Israel. Thismarriage seems to have been a political match, made by David, with aview to strengthen himself against Ish-bosheth’s party, by the aid ofa powerful friend and ally in the north. Piety was made to yield topolicy, and the bitter fruits of this alliance with a heathen princehe reaped in the life of the turbulent Absalom.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And the second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite,…. That is: who had been the wife of Nabal. This son’s name is called Daniel, 1Ch 3:1; and was the first name he had, and which his father gave him, because as if he should say, “God hath judged me”, and pleaded the cause of his reproach from Nabal, 1Sa 25:39; but why he should be called Chileab is not easy to say; the name is commonly thought to signify “like unto his father”, or “all father”: had all the features of his father, and was exceedingly like him; the Jews have a fabulous story concerning this w, not worth relating:
and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; in 1Sa 27:8 we read of David’s invading the land of the Geshurites; and the Jews say x that he then took the daughter of this king captive, and she being a beautiful woman married her, after made a proselyte according to the law in De 21:10; but it should be observed that David slew all the women of that country, and left not any alive; and besides that lay to the south of Judah, whereas this Geshur, of which Talmai was king, was a part of Syria, 2Sa 15:8; and lay to the north of the land of Israel; and with this king David hereby entered into an alliance, to strengthen his interest against Ishbosheth in those parts; of the trouble he met with from Absalom, see
2Sa 13:1, c. contrary to the expectations he had raised when he gave him the name of Absalom, or Leabsalom, as in 1Ch 3:2 that is, one given “for his father’s peace”.
w Jarchi, Kimchi, & Abarbinel in loc. x Tanchuma apud Abarbinel in loc.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
3. Daughter of Talmai When and how David came to meet Talmai, and to form this alliance with the king of Geshur, history nowhere informs us, and speculation about it is useless.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Sa 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;
Ver. 3. And his second, Chileab, ] alias Daniel. 1Ch 3:1 By his name he should be like his father: he died early. ‘ O Y
And the third, Absalom the son of Maacah.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
wife of Nabal. Figures of speech Epitheton and Ampliatio (App-6), by which Abigail is still so called by way of explanation. See note on 1Sa 30:5.
Absalom. Born in the Jubilee year, 958-957. Hence his name.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Chileab: 1Ch 3:1, Daniel
Abigail: 2Sa 2:2, 1Sa 25:3, 1Sa 25:42
Absalom: 2Sa 13:20-28, 2Sa 14:24-33, 2Sa 15:1-18, 2Sa 17:1-14, 2Sa 18:9-18, 2Sa 18:33
Talmai: 2Sa 13:37, 2Sa 13:38
Geshur: Deu 3:14, Jos 13:13, 1Sa 27:8
Reciprocal: Jos 12:5 – unto the Jos 13:2 – Geshuri 1Sa 30:5 – two wives 2Sa 13:1 – Absalom 2Sa 14:23 – Geshur 2Sa 15:10 – Hebron 1Ki 1:6 – bare him
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:3 And his second, {b} Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
(b) Who is also called Daniel, 1Ch 3:1.