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,
- BSB These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
- NKJV And these are the names of his children whom he had 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 were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel;
- 1 Kgs 1:13Go in to king David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord, king, swear to your servant, saying, “Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?” Why then does Adonijah reign?’
- 1 Chr 22:9–12Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of peace. I will give him rest from all his enemies all around; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.
- Luke 3:31the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
- 2 Sam 12:1Yahweh 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.
- 1 Kgs 3:3Solomon loved Yahweh, walking in the statutes of David his father; except that he sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.
- 1 Kgs 3:5–11In Gibeon, Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask for what I should give you.”
- 1 Kgs 1:17She said to him, “My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your servant, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’
- 2 Sam 12:24–25David 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;
- Matt 1:6Jesse became the father of King David. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
- 1 Kgs 2:15He said, “You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign. However the kingdom is turned around, and has become my brother’s; for it was his from Yahweh.
- 2 Sam 5:14These are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
- 1 Chr 28:5–6Of 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.
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