Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 3:5
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records David’s genealogy, noting the sons born to him during his thirty-three-year reign in Jerusalem. The words — נוּלְּדוּ־ (nu.le.du-) translates literally as "they were born," anchoring the verse in a factual birth record. The thread — This list parallels the sons born in Jerusalem in 2 Samuel 5:14 and identifies Bathsheba as the mother named in 2 Samuel 12:24 and 2 Samuel 11:3. Why it lands — The text demands recognition of how David’s lineage shifts from Hebron to Jerusalem and from multiple wives to Bathsheba, establishing the royal line that leads to the Messiah.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath–shua the daughter of Ammiel:
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 11:3 So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
- 2 Samuel 12:24 Then 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
- 2 Samuel 5:14 These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
- 2 Samuel 7:2 he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
- 2 Samuel 12:1 Then 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 Chronicles 14:4 These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
- 1 Chronicles 28:5 And 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.
- Matthew 1:6 and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
- Luke 3:31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,