2 Samuel 5:14
in 2 Samuel 5These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And these are the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
KJV
And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
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This verse in 2 Samuel 5
Commentary
3 notes on this verseAnd 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 1Ch 3:9, Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon; these four were by Bathsheba; the first of these is called Shimea, 1Ch 3:5.
This site's exposition
more concubines and wives
on 2 Samuel 5:13-16
After the throne is secure David multiplies wives and concubines from Jerusalem, against the very law given for Israel's king, that he shall not multiply wives to himself, and the older commentators name the fault without excusing it. The sons born there are listed by name, among them Nathan and Solomon, both borne by Bathsheba, and the name Nathan here belongs to a son rather than to the prophet who will confront David over her in the next chapters, two men sharing one name in one household's story. The list is genealogy without comment, but its placement beside the law it breaks is its own quiet judgment.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
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.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֗לֶּה | veeleh | and these | H428 → | 746 times |
| שְׁמ֛וֹת | shemot | [are] [the] names of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| הַיִּלֹּדִ֥ים | haiyilodim | the [ones] born | H3209 → | |
| ל֖וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| שַׁמּ֣וּעַ | shamua' | Shammua | H8051 → | |
| וְשׁוֹבָ֔ב | veshovav | and Shobab | H7727 → | |
| וְנָתָ֖ן | venatan | and Nathan | H5416 → | 41 times |
| וּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ | ushelomoh | and Solomon | H8010 → |
וְאֵ֗לֶּהand these
veelehH428 →746 times
שְׁמ֛וֹת[are] [the] names of
shemotH8034 →864 times
הַיִּלֹּדִ֥יםthe [ones] born
haiyilodimH3209 →
ל֖וֹto <the> him
lo
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
שַׁמּ֣וּעַShammua
shamua'H8051 →
וְשׁוֹבָ֔בand Shobab
veshovavH7727 →
וְנָתָ֖ןand Nathan
venatanH5416 →41 times
וּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃and Solomon
ushelomohH8010 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 1:6and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 17:12
Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons in the days of Saul. And Jesse was old and well along in years.
- 1 Kings 15:5
For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of…
- 2 Samuel 11:26–27
When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.
- 1 Samuel 16:1
Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending…
- 1 Samuel 17:12
Through
Luke 2:31which You have prepared in the sight of all people,
it leads to
- Isaiah 62:1–2
For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.
- Isaiah 42:1–4
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- Psalms 98:2–3
The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations.
- Isaiah 62:1–2
Through
1 Chronicles 14:4These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 3:5–9
and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.
- 1 Chronicles 3:5–9
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Samuel
Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonSolomonDavid's son and the third king of Israel; the temple-builder and wisdom-king, to whom Psalms 72 and 127 are ascribed.
- PersonUnited monarchyNathanThe prophet at David's court who carried the covenant promise of 2 Samuel 7 and later the parable of the ewe lamb — "thou art the…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.