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1)

Why does the Sefer mention David's children now?

1.

Radak, Malbim: Above (2:10-15), it mentioned Ram's family, until David. It did not list David's children there, in order to give Kalev's lineage. After it finished, it returns to complete David's lineage.

2)

In Shmuel II, 3:3, it says that his second son was Kil'av!

1.

'Rashi', Rashi (Shmuel II, 3:3), Radak and Malbim, from Midrash va'Ychulu and Tanchuma (Toldos 6): Scoffers of the generation said that Avigayil was already pregnant from Naval (with Daniel) when David married her. 1 Therefore, Hashem made Daniel Kulo Av 2 (so he is called there Kil'av).

2.

Rashi citing Berachos 4a: He is called Kil'av because he was HiChLim (shamed) Mefiboshes in Halachah -- "Chacham Beni v'Samach Libi v'Ashivah Chorfi Davar."

3.

Radak: He had two names. There are many people like this.


1

Malbim: We must say that Havchanah (waiting three months before marrying a widow or divorcee, to avoid all doubts about lineage of her children) is only mid'Rabanan, and it was not yet enacted. David married her after her [month of] Aveilus. (Perhaps he relied on the majority of births, which are in the ninth month of pregnancy, so it suffices to wait one month! ? PF)

2

Radak: I.e. totally like his father's form, to remove suspicion. He called him Daniel, for Danani Kel mi'Naval (Hashem judged between us, and vindicated me ? PF). Malbim ? people were calling him Kalev, for Naval was Kalbi (from Kalev's family).

3)

Why is Avigayil called "ha'Karmelis" here, and in Shmuel II, 3:3 "Eshes Naval"?

1.

Malbim (Shmuel II, 3:3): There she is called Eshes Naval, for it says there that her son was called Kil'av, because she was previously married to Naval (refer to 3:1:2:1).

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