Their weapons are deadly; their warriors are mighty.
Parallel translations
- WEB Their quiver is an open tomb, they are all mighty men.
- KJV Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
- BSB Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.
- NKJV Their quiver is like an open tomb; They are all mighty men.
- NASB “Their quiver is like an open grave, All of them are warriors.
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Quick answer
The list concludes with Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. It completes the record of David's sons born in Jerusalem.
Overview
These final names round out the catalogue of David's Jerusalem-born sons. The complete list testifies to the establishment and flourishing of David's household in his royal city. Through this growing dynasty God preserved the line of promise leading ultimately to Jesus Christ, the Son of David.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Ps 5:9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.
- Isa 5:28whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent. Their horses’ hoofs will be like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind.
- Rom 3:13“Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips”;
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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
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