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And theseוְאֵלֶּהwere bornנוּלְּדוּto himלוֹin Jerusalem:בִּירוּשָׁלָיִםShimea,שִׁמְעָאShobab,וְשׁוֹבָבNathan,וְנָתָןand Solomon,וּשְׁלֹמֹהfour,אַרְבָּעָהby Bath-shuaלְבַת שׁוּעַthe daughterבַּתof Ammiel;עַמִּיאֵל
1 Chronicles 3:5
Study it in the app“And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four, by Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel;”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 3:5, word by word
- were bornנוּלְּדוּnuldu
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “nuldu” appears- in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלָיִםyrushalayim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalayim” appears- Shimeaשִׁמְעָאshima
Shimea, Shimeah
Shimea (also Shimeah), the name of several men: a brother of David, father of Jonadab and of Jonathan (2 Samuel 13:3; 21:21), called Shammah in 1 Samuel 16:9; a son of David born in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 3:5); and two Levites (1 Chronicles 6:30, 39). The name comes from "hear".
Where else “shima” appears- 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- fourאַרְבָּעָהarbaa
four
Four.
Where else “arbaa” appears- by Bath-shuaבַתvat
Bath-shua
Bath-shua: the form in which 1 Chronicles 3:5 writes the name of Solomon's mother, called Bathsheba in 2 Samuel; it is also the expression "the daughter of Shua," the wife of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:3).
Where else “vat” appears- the daughterבַּתbat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears- of Ammielעַמִּיאֵלamiel
Ammiel
Ammiel, a scout from the tribe of Dan; other men bear the same name. It means "people of God."
Where else “amiel” appears
Translation note
The parallel list is in 2 Samuel 5:14-16, where the first is called “Shammua.” “Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel”: she is the mother of Solomon, whom 2 Samuel 11:3 calls “Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam”; here the Hebrew writes both names in another form.
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 14:3-7
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1 Chronicles 3:5-8
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.
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.
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.
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
4Six were born to him in Hebron, and he reigned there seven years and six months; and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem.
5 · This verse (above)
6and Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet,