These are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
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David lived in the stronghold, and called it David’s city. David built around from Millo and inward. David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh, the God of Armies, was with him. Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, with cedar trees, carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house. David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake. David took more concubines and wives for himself out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David. These are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
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These are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
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And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.
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And these are the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon;
and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia;
and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.
Cross-references (10)
- 1 Chronicles 3:5-9 (v14) and these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel; and Ibhar,…
- 2 Samuel 12:1-7 (v14) 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…
- 2 Samuel 12:24-25 (v14) 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 3:6 (v15) and Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet,
- 1 Chronicles 3:8 (v16) Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
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- 1 Chronicles 14:4 (v14) These are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
- 1 Chronicles 14:5 (v15) Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
- 1 Chronicles 14:7 (v16) Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
- Matthew 1:6 (v14) Jesse became the father of King David. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
- Luke 2:31 (v14) which you have prepared before the face of all peoples;
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv14–16 2Sa 5:14 And these [be] the names of those…
2Sa 5:14 And these [be] the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
Ver. 14. And Nathan.] Who therefore cannot be the same with Ithream, born of Eglah, David’s wife, {2Sa 3:5} as some would have it.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv14–16 And these be the names of those that were…
And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem,.... The names of his sons, for his daughters are not mentioned, and these seem to be such only that were born of his wives, see Ch1 3:9,
Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon; these four were by Bathsheba; the first of these is called Shimea, Ch1 3:5.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v14 Verse 14. These be the names] Eleven children are…
Verse 14. These be the names] Eleven children are here enumerated in the Hebrew text; but the Septuagint has no less than twenty-four. I shall insert their names, and the reader if he please may collate them with the text: Sammus, Sobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ebear, Elisue, Naphek, Jephies, Elisama, Elidae, Eliphalath, Samae, Jessibath, Nathan, Galimaan, Jebaar, Theesus, Eliphalat, Naged, Naphek, Jonathan, Leasamus, Baalimath, and Eliphaath. There is no doubt some corruption in these names; there are two of the name of Nathan, two of Eliphalath, and two of Naphek; and probably Sammus and Samae are the same.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v16 Eliphaleth. Septuagint reckon twenty instead of eleven. (Calmet) ---…
Eliphaleth. Septuagint reckon twenty instead of eleven. (Calmet) --- The Vatican copy has twenty-four, as some of the names have been read differently, so as to make two persons, and thus frequently a double translation occurs in the Septuagint; the one being taken either from Aquila, &c., or from some more early version, of which we know not the author. (Grabe) (Kennicott, Diss. ii. p. 404.)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On v14 14. The names — A comparison of these names…
14. The names — A comparison of these names with the lists in Chronicles will show some discrepancies, for which at this day we are unable to account. Some of them are, perhaps, errors of copyists, but this must not always be supposed. Children who died in infancy were registered in some tables, and in others not.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On v14 14. And these, &c.] The list of David’s sons…
14. And these, &c.] The list of David’s sons is given again in 1Ch_3:5-8, as well as in 1Ch_14:4-7. The first four were sons of Bathsheba, and as Solomon is always placed last it is natural to suppose that he was the youngest. See note on ch. 2Sa_12:24. Josephus distinctly calls him David’s youngest son (Ant. VII. 14, 2). In 1 Chronicles 3. Shammua is called Shimea, and Elishua appears as Elishama, probably by a scribe’s error. Both lists in Chron. insert two more names, Eliphalet or Elpalet and Nogah. It is possible that they are omitted here because they died in infancy, and that the second Eliphalet was named after his dead brother. Beeliada in 1 Chronicles 14 is another form for Eliada compounded with Baal = lord instead of El = God.
Nothing is known of any of these sons except Solomon and Nathan. It was through the latter that Joseph traced his lineal descent from David, according to the genealogy of our Lord given by St Luke (2Sa_3:31).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v14 (14) These be the names.—The same list, with some…
(14) These be the names.—The same list, with some variations, is given in 1Ch_3:5-8; 1Ch_14:5-7. According to 1Ch_3:5, the first four were children of Bathsheba (Bath-shua), and were consequently not born until a later period of David’s reign. Solomon and Nathan are the two sons through whom St. Matthew and St. Luke trace our Lord’s genealogy. Although Solomon is placed last in all the lists, he appears, from 2Sa_12:24, to have been the oldest of Bathsheba’s sons, and could otherwise hardly have been old enough to take charge of the kingdom at his father’s death. The variations in the names are chiefly mere differences of spelling. The first, Elishama, in 1Ch_3:6, is evidently a copyist’s mistake for Elishua, since Elishama occurs again in 2Sa_5:8; and the names of Eliphalet and Nogah, given in both lists in Chronicles, are omitted here, probably because they died young, the name of the former being given again to the last son in all the lists. In 1Ch_3:9, it is said that all these were sons of David’s wives, besides those of his concubines.
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