## Rashi on I Chronicles Chapter 3

###### Rashi on I Chronicles 3:1:1
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**שֵׁנִי דָּנִיֵּאל לַאֲבִיגַיִל.** וּבִשְׁמוּאֵל (שמואל ב ג:ג) כָּתוּב וְהַשֵּׁנִי ״כִלְאָב לַאֲבִיגַיִל״, וּבְמִדְרַשׁ וַיְכֻלּוּ מְפָרֵשׁ: לְפִי שֶׁדָּוִד נָשָׂא אֲבִיגַיִל אַחַר מִיתַת נָבָל, וְהָיוּ חוֹשְׁדִין אוֹתוֹ הַבֵּן שֶׁהוּא שֶׁל נָבָל, לְכָךְ קְרָאוֹ דָּוִד שֵׁמוֹת שְׁנַיִם: כִּלְאָב וְדָנִיֵּאל. **דָּנִיֵּאל** – דָּנִי אֵל, ״כִּלְאָב״ – שֶׁהָיָה דּוֹמֶה כֻּלּוֹ לָאָב:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the second, Daniel** But in II Sam. (3:3) it says: “And the second (sic), Chileab, of Abigail.” It is explained in *Midrash Vayechulu* (*Ozar Midrashim*, p. 156) that David married Abigail after Nabal died, and they suspected that her son was Nabal’s. Therefore, David called him by two names: Chileab and Daniel. Daniel God judged him (sic); Chileab he resembles his father.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 3:3:1
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**הַשִּׁשִּׁי יִתְרְעָם לְעֶגְלָה אִשְׁתּוֹ.** מִדְרָשׁ: וְכִי הִיא בִּלְבַד אִשְׁתּוֹ? אֶלָּא שֶׁפָּעַת כְּעֶגְלָה וִילְדַתּוּ, וְשֶׁהָיְתָה חֲבִיבָה עָלָיו כְּעֶגְלָה; כְּמוֹ (שופטים יד:יח): ״לוּלֵא חֲרַשְׁתֶּם בְּעֶגְלָתִי״ (סנהדרין כא.). וּמִפְּנֵי חֲבִיבוּתָהּ שֶׁל מִיכַל קוֹרֵא אוֹתָהּ אִשְׁתּוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the sixth, Ithream, to Eglah his wife** [The] Midrash [asks]: Was she his only wife? But she bellowed like a heifer when she bore him, and that she was beloved to him like a heifer [and was affectionately called Eglah, a heifer], like (Judg. 14:18): “If you had not plowed with my heifer,” and because of the endearment of Michal, he calls her “his wife.”


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 3:6:1
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**וְאֱלִישָׁמָע וֶאֱלִיפָלֶט.** ״וֶאֱלִידָע וֶאֱלִיפָלֶט״, בִּשְׁמוּאֵל (שמואל ב ה:טז) אֵינוֹ מוֹנֶה אֱלִיפָלֶט אֶלָּא פַּעַם אַחַת, וְאֵינוֹ מוֹנֶה כִּי אִם שִׁבְעָה, וְכָאן מוֹנֶה תִּשְׁעָה. וְזֶהוּ טַעְמָא: אֱלִיפָלֶט בְּנוֹ מֵת, וְנוֹלַד לוֹ בֵּן אַחֵר לְאַחַר כֵּן וְנִקְרָא שְׁמוֹ כְּמוֹ כֵן אֱלִיפָלֶט, שֶׁהָיָה הוּא שֶׁמָּנָה לְשָׁם. וְגַם אֱלִישָׁמָע מוֹנֶה כָּאן שְׁתֵּי פְּעָמִים, כְּמוֹ כֵן נוּכַל לוֹמַר שֶׁמֵּת וְנוֹלַד לוֹ אַחֵר. וְגַם אֶחָד מֵאֵלּוּ מֵת וְנִשְׁאֲרוּ שִׁבְעָה, וְזֶה שֶׁאֵינוֹ מוֹנֶה לְשָׁם כִּי אִם שִׁבְעָה. וְהַתִּשְׁעָה שֶׁמּוֹנֶה – מִשּׁוּם כְּבוֹדוֹ שֶׁל דָּוִד, שֶׁהָיוּ לוֹ בָּנִים הַרְבֵּה, שֶׁהֲרֵי כָּל הַסֵּפֶר נִכְתַּב מִפְּנֵי כְּבוֹדוֹ שֶׁל דָּוִד וְזַרְעוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and Eljada and Eliphelet** In II Sam. (5:16) Scripture counts Eliphelet only once and counts only seven [sons], but here, he counts nine. The reason is that his son Eliphelet died, and another son was born to him later who was likewise named Eliphelet. He is the one counted there, and also Elishama. Elishama he counts here twice. We can say similarly that he died and another son was born to him, and also one of these died and seven remained. For this reason, he counts there only seven, and the nine that he counts here are for David’s honor, that he had many sons, for indeed the entire Book was written because of the honor of David and his posterity.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 3:11:1
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**אֲחַזְיָהוּ בְנוֹ יוֹאָשׁ.** מִשְּׁלֹמֹה עַד יוֹאָשׁ שְׁמוֹנָה דוֹרוֹת. וּלְפִי שֶׁרָאָה דָוִד שֶׁהָיָה זַרְעוֹ כָּלֶה בִּימֵי יוֹאָשׁ עַל יְדֵי עֲתַלְיָהוּ – כְּדִכְתִיב בְּסֵפֶר זֶה (דברי הימים ב כב:י) ״וַתָּקָם וַתְּדַבֵּר״, עַל לְשׁוֹן דֶּבֶר, עַל יְדֵי סַם הַמָּוֶת – עָמַד בִּתְפִלָּה וְאָמַר זֶה הַמִּזְמוֹר, ״לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל הַשְּׁמִינִית״ (תהלים יב:א) – שְׁמוֹנָה נִימִין (ספר אחר במנין) עַל דּוֹר שְׁמִינִי: ״הוֹשִׁיעָה ה׳ כִּי גָמַר חָסִיד וְגוֹ׳״ (תהלים יב:ב), וְנִמְלַט יוֹאָשׁ. וּמִן יוֹאָשׁ עַד יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ שְׁמוֹנָה דוֹרוֹת, שֶׁרָאָה דָוִד שֶׁיֹּאשִׁיָּהוּ וּבָנָיו כֻּלָּם הוֹלְכִין לַאֲבַדּוֹן, זֶה נֶהֱרַג וְזֶה נִקְּרוּ עֵינָיו, וְהִתְפַּלֵּל עוֹד ״עַל הַשְּׁמִינִית״ – עַל דּוֹר שְׁמִינִי: ״ה׳ אַל בְּאַפְּךָ תוֹכִיחֵנִי״ (תהלים ו:א), וּבִשְׁבִיל תְּפִלָּתוֹ נִשְׁתַּיְּרוּ בְּנֵי יְהוֹיָקִים. וּבְכָל סֵפֶר תְּהִלִּים אֵין יוֹתֵר ״עַל הַשְּׁמִינִית״ אֶלָּא אֵלּוּ שְׁנַיִם, וּמִיכָנְיָה (ספר אחר וּמִיהוֹיָקִים) עַד עֲנָנִי שִׁבְעָה, שֶׁהוּא מֶלֶךְ הַמָּשִׁיחַ, דִּכְתִיב בְּדָנִיֵּאל (דניאל ז:יג) ״וַאֲרוּ עִם עֲנָנֵי שְׁמַיָּא״ שְׁלוֹשִׁים וּשְׁמוֹנָה בָּנִים, בֵּין בָּנִים וּבֵין דּוֹרוֹת לְבָנִים; הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עָשָׂה כֵן, בִּשְׁבִיל שֶׁאָמַר לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא שְׁלוֹשִׁים וּשְׁמוֹנֶה תִּשְׁבָּחוֹת בְּסֵפֶר עֶזְרָא (דברי הימים א כט:י-יב) (וקראו ספר עזרא לפי שעזרא כתב דברי הימים יסוד ושרש העבודה) מִן ״בָּרוּךְ ה׳ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְגוֹ׳״ עַד ״וּלְחַזֵּק״ – שְׁלוֹשִׁים וּשְׁמוֹנֶה תֵּיבוֹת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Ahaziah his son, Joash** From Solomon to Joash were eight generations, and since David foresaw that his seed would perish in the days of Joash through Athaliah, as is written in this Book (II Chron. 22:10): “... she arose and destroyed (וַתְּדַבֵּר),” (from the expression of דֶּבֶר pestilence, through poison), he stood in prayer and uttered a psalm (Ps. 12): “For the conductor on the sheminith,” [alluding to an] eight stringed [instrument] (other editions: in number) “for the eighth generation.” (v. 2): “Save, O Lord, for the pious are gone, etc.” And Joash escaped, and from Joash to Josiah are eight generations, for David foresaw that Josiah and his sons would all go to their doom: this one was slain [i.e., Josiah. Perhaps he means Jehoiakim and Zedekiah’s sons as well] and this one’s eyes were gouged out [Zedekiah]. And he [David] prayed again on the sheminith, for the eighth generation (Ps. 6:1f.): “O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger,” and because of his prayer, the sons of Jehoiakim survived, and throughout the entire Book of Psalms, there are only these two mentions of the sheminith. And from Jeconiah (other editions: Jehoiakim) until (verse 24): “Anani seven,” which is [an allusion to] the King Messiah, as it is written: (Dan. 7:13): “... and behold, with the clouds of (עֲנָנֵי) the heavens,” are thirty eight sons, including both sons and generations of the sons. The Holy One, blessed be He, did this because he [David] recited thirty eight praises to Him, as it is written in the Book of Ezra (sic) (I Chron. 29:10 13). From “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, etc.” until “and to strengthen,” are thirty eight words.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 3:20:1
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**וַחֲסַדְיָה יוּשַׁב חֶסֶד חָמֵשׁ.** חָמֵשׁ הָיוּ לְבַד מִ**שְׁלוֹמִית אֲחוֹתָם**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and Hasadiah, Jushab Hesed five** They were five in addition to Shelomith their sister.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 3:22:1
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**וּבְנֵי שְׁמַעְיָה חַטּוּשׁ וְיִגְאָל וּבָרִיחַ וּנְעַרְיָה וְשָׁפָט שִׁשָּׁה.** אֵינָם אֶלָּא חֲמִשָּׁה! וְיֵשׁ בּוֹ טַעַם, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב לְמַטָּה בְּמִשְׁמְרוֹת הַלְוִיִּם ״לִידוּתוּן בְּנֵי יְדוּתוּן גְּדַלְיָהוּ וּצְרִי וִישַׁעְיָה חֲשַׁבְיָהוּ וּמַתִּתְיָהוּ שִׁשָּׁה״ (דברי הימים א כה:ג), וְאֵינָם כִּי אִם חֲמִשָּׁה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, and Jigal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat six** They are, in reality, only five, but there is a reason, as is written below (25:3) concerning the watches of the Levites: “Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Isaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah six,” but they are only five.