and these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel; and Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
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Now these were the sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess; the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife: six were born to him in Hebron; and he reigned there seven years and six months. He reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem; and these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel; and Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. All these were the sons of David, in addition to the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.
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and these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel;
and Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet,
Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
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And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel:
Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,
And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
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And these were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel;
and Ibhar, and Elishama, and Eliphelet;
and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia;
and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
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- 2 Samuel 11:3 (v5) David sent and inquired after the woman. One said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, Uriah the Hittite’s wife?”
- 1 Chronicles 14:7 (v8) Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
- 2 Samuel 5:15 (v6) Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
- 2 Samuel 12:24-25 (v5) David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Yahweh loved him;…
- 1 Chronicles 14:5 (v6) Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
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- 2 Samuel 5:14-16 (vv5, 8) These are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama,…
- 1 Samuel 14:5 (v6) The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
- 2 Samuel 5:15-16 (v7) Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
- 2 Samuel 7:2-4 (v5) the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but God’s ark dwells within curtains.” Nathan said to the king,…
- 2 Samuel 12:1-15 (v5) Yahweh sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, “There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich…
- 1 Chronicles 14:4-7 (v5) These are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, Nogah, Nepheg,…
- 1 Chronicles 28:5-6 (v5) Of all my sons (for Yahweh has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of Yahweh’s kingdom over Israel. He…
- Matthew 1:6 (v5) Jesse became the father of King David. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
- Luke 3:31 (v5) the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv5–6 Called also Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam: for they…
Called also Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam: for they gave them divers names.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 8 1Ch 3:5 And these were born unto him in…
1Ch 3:5 And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel:
Ver. 5. And Solomon, four.] Not fourth: for he was the eldest of the four, and therefore the only beloved in the sight of his mother. {Pro 4:3}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 8 Four; all David’s children by her, as the text…
Four; all David’s children by her, as the text positively affirms; and therefore Solomon is called her
only son, Pro 4:3, because she loved him as if he had been so.
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Ammiel, called also
Eliam, 2Sa 11:3. See Poole "2Sa 11:3".
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On v5 These were all the sons of David,.... By his…
These were all the sons of David,.... By his wives:
beside the sons of the concubines; who are not reckoned, and how many they were is not known; he had ten concubines at least, Sa2 15:16 and Sa2 20:3.
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And Tamar their sister; not the sister of the sons of the concubines, but of his other sons, and only of Absalom by the mother's side, of whom see Sa2 13:1.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 8 Four - All David's children by her, as the…
Four - All David's children by her, as the text positively affirms: and therefore Solomon is called her, only son, Prov. iv, 3, because she loved him as if he had been so. Ammiel - Called also Eliam, 2 Sam. xi, 3.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 8 Verse 5. Shimea, and Shobab] Solomon is mentioned last,…
Verse 5. Shimea, and Shobab] Solomon is mentioned last, though he was the eldest of these four sons, because the genealogy was to be continued from him. Bath-shua בת שוע is the same as Bath-sheba, בת שבע the ו vau being put by mistake in the former for ב beth in the latter.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv5, 8 1Ch 3:5. Of Bath-shua, the daugher of Ammiel —…
1Ch 3:5. Of Bath-shua, the daugher of Ammiel — In 2Sa 11:3, she is called Bath-sheba, as she is through the whole Scripture, and her father Eliam. Solomon was the eldest of these four sons; but is mentioned last, because the discourse was to return to his genealogy, 1Ch 3:10.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v5 Bathshua, the daughter of Ammiel - Both names are…
Bathshua, the daughter of Ammiel - Both names are here given in an unusual form, but it may be doubted whether in either case there has been any corruption. In “Bathshua,” for “Bathsheba,” a ו (v) replaces the ב (b) of the earlier writer, “w” and “b” having nearly the same sound. In “Ammiel,” for “Eliam,” the two elements which form the name are inverted, as in Jehoiachin =Jechoniah, and the like.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv5–8 Solomon is put last, though the eldest, because of…
Solomon is put last, though the eldest, because of his genealogy is to be continued. Some think that the three others were the sons of Urias, adopted by David, as Solomon styles himself an only son; (Proverbs iv. 3.) but that only means singularly beloved, and an heir, (Calmet) as David had certainly another child by Bethsabee, who died in his infancy. (Tirinus) --- Bethsabee. Syriac and Arabic, "Bersabee." Hebrew, "Bathshuah," all erroneously. --- Ammiel, or Eliam, (2 Kings xi. 3.) as the same man had two names, (Calmet) or, in this instance, we must allow a transposition. (Haydock)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 8 four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel--or, "Bath-sheba" (Sa2…
four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel--or, "Bath-sheba" (Sa2 11:3), and there her father is called "Eliam." Of course Solomon was not her "only son," but he is called so (Pro 4:3) from the distinguished affection of which he was the object; and though the oldest, he is named the last of Bath-sheba's children.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv5–8 5–9 (= ch. 1Ch_14:4-7 and 2Sa_5:14-16). The Sons born…
5–9 (= ch. 1Ch_14:4-7 and 2Sa_5:14-16). The Sons born to David in Jerusalem
5. Shimea] in 1Ch_14:4 and 2Sa_5:14 (R.V.) Shammua.
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Nathan] Through him our Lord’s descent is traced in Luk_3:31.
Solomon] Only here are other sons besides Solomon attributed to Bath-sheba.
Bathshua] is a slight variation in pronunciation (with a consequent variation in meaning) of Bath-sheba.
the daughter of Ammiel] of Eliam (perhaps a by-form of Ammiel) in 2Sa_11:3. An Eliam son of Ahithophel, David’s counsellor, is mentioned in 2Sa_23:34; Bath-sheba may therefore have been grand-daughter to Ahithophel. Notice that the Chronicler does not call Bath-sheba the wife of Uriah the Hittite; he nowhere refers to David’s great sin.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 8 (5-8) The thirteen sons born in Jerusalem. See 2Sa_5:14-16,…
(5-8) The thirteen sons born in Jerusalem. See 2Sa_5:14-16, and 1Ch_14:4-7, where this list is repeated with some variations (1Ch_3:5). The four sons of Bath-sheba, called here Bath-shua, a weakened form, if not a copyist’s error. By a similar change the Elishama of 1Ch_3:6 appears in Samuel as Elishua.
Shimea (“report”) was a son of Jesse (1Ch_2:13). Perhaps, therefore, Shammua (“famous”) is correct here, as in Samuel.
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Ammiel and Eliam are transposed forms of the same name, meaning “El is a tribesman” (‘am=gens, el = deus). (Comp. Ahaziah and Jehoahaz, Nethaniah and Jehonathan, and many similar transpositions.) So in Gr. Theodoros and Dorotheos, Philotheos and Theophilos exist side by side.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On v5 In this verse we have the form Bathshua for…
In this verse we have the form Bathshua for the familiar name Bathsheba, i.e. WvAtb for bvAtb, in which latter word bv, is a shorter form of hWbv. In the same verse we have laeyMi here for 2Sa_11:3. The former name occurs often, e.g. 2Sa_9:4, 5 17:27; 1Ch_26:5. The component parts of both words are the same, but their order is different the meaning of the one perhaps "the people of God;" of the other, the God of the people."
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v6 General Information:
General Information:
All of the names in this list except Tamar are the names of men. Tamar is the name of a woman. (See: How to Translate Names)
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concubine
Tamar
sister
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