2 Samuel 5:15

Study note

Setting — The narrator lists the names of David’s sons born to him in Jerusalem, continuing the genealogical record from 2 Samuel 5:14 and preceding 2 Samuel 5:16.

The words — The Hebrew וְ/יִבְחָ֥ר (ve./yiv.Char) and וֶ/אֱלִישׁ֖וּעַ (ve./'e.li.Shu.a') function as conjunctions introducing the names Ibhar and Elishua, directly linking them to the preceding list.

The thread — These names appear in 1 Chronicles 3:6 and 1 Chronicles 14:5, which record David’s other sons and parallel this genealogical record.

Why it lands — The text records specific family members without commentary, requiring the reader to trace lineage and recognize the continuity of David’s household across biblical accounts.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.