Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 2:15
Ozem sixth, and David seventh.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records a genealogical list of Jesse’s sons, placing David within a structured family line during Israel’s pre-monarchic and early monarchic periods.
The words — The Hebrew הַשִּׁשִּׁי (ha./shi.Shi) and הַשְּׁבִיעִי (ha./she.vi.'I) literally mean “the sixth” and “the seventh,” functioning as ordinal markers for the sequence.
The thread — This numbering pattern appears in 1 Samuel 16:10, where Jesse presents seven sons before Samuel, and 1 Samuel 17:12, which explicitly states David is Jesse’s eighth son.
Why it lands — The text demands the reader verify David’s exact birth order within his lineage, grounding his later prominence in a documented family structure.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 16:10 Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”
- 1 Samuel 17:12 Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.