These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
Parallel translations
- WEB These are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
- KJV Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,
- NKJV And these are the names of his children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
- NASB These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
- NLT These are the names of David’s sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
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Quick answer
This lists the children born to David in Jerusalem, including Nathan and Solomon. The genealogy preserves the royal line, especially Solomon, the next king.
Overview
The naming of David's Jerusalem-born sons highlights the growth of the royal house. Solomon's mention is significant as David's heir and temple-builder, and Nathan's line figures in Jesus' genealogy (Luke 3:31). The Chronicler's careful record of the Davidic line ultimately points toward the Messiah, the promised Son of David in whom God's covenant with David finds its fulfillment.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- 1 Chr 3:5–9and 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 Kgs 1:13Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
- 1 Chr 22:9–12But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
- Luke 3:31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
- 2 Sam 12:1Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
- 1 Kgs 3:3And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
- 1 Kgs 3:5–11One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
- 1 Kgs 1:17“My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’
- 2 Sam 12:24–25Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child
- Matt 1:6and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
- 1 Kgs 2:15“You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.
- 2 Sam 5:14These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
- 1 Chr 28:5–6And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
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