And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.

1 CHRONICLES 3:8KJV
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1 Chronicles 3:8 (KJV)

What does 1 Chronicles 3:8 mean?

1 Chronicles 3:8 lists three of David’s sons—Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—and then states that there were nine in total. This verse is part of a genealogy, simply recording the names and number of David’s children born to him in Jerusalem.

This verse appears in a section where the writer of 1 Chronicles is carefully listing the descendants of King David. The focus is on documenting David’s family line, which was important for tracing royal lineage and understanding Israel’s history. The verse does not include any narrative or teaching, but serves as a record of names and numbers for the sake of completeness in the genealogy.

Where else these words appear

“Eliada” Hebrew H450 · used in 4 verses

  • 2 Samuel 5:16 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.
  • 1 Kings 11:23 And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
  • 2 Chronicles 17:17 And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.

“Eliphelet” Hebrew H467 · used in 9 verses

“Elishama” Hebrew H476 · used in 17 verses

  • Numbers 1:10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
  • 2 Samuel 5:16 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.
  • 1 Chronicles 14:7 And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.

“nine” Hebrew H8672 · used in 57 verses

  • Genesis 5:5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
  • Numbers 34:13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
  • 2 Kings 25:3 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.