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These areוְאֵלֶּהthe namesשְׁמוֹתof those bornהַיְלוּדִיםwhomאֲשֶׁרhe hadהָיוּ לוֹin Jerusalem:בִּירוּשָׁלִָםShammua,שַׁמּוּעַand Shobab,וְשׁוֹבָבNathan,נָתָןand Solomon,וּשְׁלֹמֹה
1 Chronicles 14:4
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1 Chronicles 14:4, word by word
- the namesשְׁמוֹתshemot
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appears- of those bornיְלוּדִיםyeludim
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yeludim” appears- he hadהָיוּhayu
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayu” appears- in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- Shammuaשַׁמּוּעַshamua
Shammua
Shammua, a scout from the tribe of Reuben; other men bear the same name. The lexicon explains it as "renowned."
Where else “shamua” appears- and Shobabשׁוֹבָבshovav
Shobab
Shobab, the name of two men; one, a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:14); the other, a son of Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:18).
Where else “shovav” appears- Nathanנָתָןnatan
Nathan
Nathan: the name of several men; the best known are a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:14) and the prophet who spoke to David (2 Samuel 7; 12). It means "he has given."
Where else “natan” appears- and Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears
Translation note
The same list is in 3:5-8 and in 2 Samuel 5:14-16, with some differences in the names.
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
David's sons born in Jerusalem
2 Samuel 5:13-161 Chronicles 3:5-8
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1 Chronicles 14:3-7
3David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters. 4These are the names of those born whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, 5and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet, 6and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 7and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
13David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David. 14These are the names of those born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, 15Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, and Japhia, 16Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
5And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four, by Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel; 6and Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, 7Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
3David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters.
4 · This verse (above)
5and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet,