God’s Word Translation
2 Samuel 5:14
14These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
2 Samuel 5:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
- New International Version (NIV)These are the names of the children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
Context of 2 Samuel 5:14
12So David realized that the Lord had established him as king of Israel and made his kingship famous for the sake of Israel, the Lord’s people. 13David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he had come there from Hebron, and he fathered more sons and daughters. These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 15Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
Read all of 2 Samuel 52 Samuel 5:14 word by word
וְאֵ֗לֶּה שְׁמ֛וֹת הַיִּלֹּדִ֥ים ל֖וֹ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם שַׁמּ֣וּעַ וְשׁוֹבָ֔ב וְנָתָ֖ן וּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- the namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- of those that were bornיִלּוֹדyillôd · bornH3209
- unto him in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- Shammuaשַׁמּוּעַshammûa‛ · ShammuaH8051
- and Shobabשׁוֹבָבshôbâb · ShobabH7727
- and Nathanנָתָןnâthân · NathanH5416
- and Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 5:14
- 1 Chronicles 3:5These ⌞children⌟ were born to David in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon (the mother of these four was Ammiel’s daughter Bathshua) and
- 1 Chronicles 14:4These are the names of the children who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
- 2 Samuel 12:1So the Lord sent Nathan to David. Nathan came to him and said, “There were two men in a certain city. One was rich, and the other was poor.
- Luke 2:31which you have prepared for all people to see.
- 2 Samuel 12:24Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba. He went to bed with her, and she later gave birth to a son. David named him Solomon. The Lord loved the child
- Matthew 1:6Jesse the father of King David. David and Uriah’s wife ⌞Bathsheba⌟ were the father and mother of Solomon.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14These 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…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 David's house was not the worse, nor the less fit to be dedicated to God, for being built by the sons of the stranger. It is prophesied of the gospel church, The sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee, Is 60:10. David's government was rooted and built up. David was established king; so is the Son of David, and all who, through him, are made to our God kings and priests. Never had the nation of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-16The growth of David’s family showed his increasing success and authority as king of Israel. Solomon was the most important of David’s sons who were born in Jerusalem (see 2 Samuel 12:24–25).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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