Chileab (, ''Ḵīləʾāḇ'') also known as Daniel, was the second son of
David,
King of Israel, according to the
Bible. He was David's son with his second wife
Abigail, widow of
Nabal the Carmelite, and is mentioned in , and . Unlike the other of David's three elder sons,
Amnon,
Absalom, and
Adonijah who were important characters in 2 Samuel, Chileab is only named in the list of David's sons and no further mention is made of him. Though being the second son, Chileab was not a contender for the throne of Israel, even after the death of the first-born Amnon, the third-born Absalom and fourth-born Adonijah. He may have died before his father. Later rabbinic traditions name him as one of four ancient Israelites who died without sin, the other three being
Benjamin,
Jesse and
Amram
In the Book of Exodus, Amram (; ) is the husband of Jochebed and father of Aaron, Moses and Miriam.
In the Holy Scriptures
In addition to being married to Jochebed, Amram is also described in the Bible as having been related to Jochebed ...
. The throne eventually passed to his younger half brother,
Solomon.
Chileab is known as Daluyah (
Ancient Greek
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: Δαλουιὰ, ''Dalouià'') in 2 Samuel in the
Septuagint
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. It has been suggested that Chileab is the Daniel character mentioned in
Ezekiel 28.
According to
Rashi
Shlomo Yitzchaki (; ; ; 13 July 1105) was a French rabbi who authored comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible. He is commonly known by the List of rabbis known by acronyms, Rabbinic acronym Rashi ().
Born in Troyes, Rashi stud ...
, Rabbi Isaac said that some questioned whether Abigail was pregnant through David or her first husband, Nabal; therefore, God arranged that Chileab would resemble David.
It is possible his name "Chileab," which can be translated "perfection of the father,"
[James Orange -Synoptica Hebraea: Anglo-Hebrew Bible expositor 1858 Page 32 "Chiliab, Kl-ab, perfection of, father, 2 Sam. iii."] is a reference to (or cause of) that legend.
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Children of David
Sons of kings