2 Samuel 5:15

“Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, and Japhia,”

2 Samuel 5:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 5:15, word by word

Ibharיִבְחָרyivchar

Ibhar

Ibhar, a son of David born in Jerusalem. It means "he chooses".

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Elishuaאֱלִישׁוּעַelishua

Elishua

Elishua, a son of David born in Jerusalem. It means "my God is salvation".

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Nephegנֶפֶגnefeg

Nepheg

Nepheg, the name of two men: a son of Izhar, of the tribe of Levi (Exodus 6:21), and a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:15).

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and Japhiaיָפִיעַyafia

Japhia

Japhia: the name of a king of Lachish in the time of Joshua (Joshua 10:3), of a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:15) and of a town of Zebulun (Joshua 19:12). It means "shining."

Where else “yafia” appears

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David's sons born in Jerusalem

1 Chronicles 3:5-81 Chronicles 14:3-7

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2 Samuel 5:13-16

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.

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.

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.

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14These are the names of those born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,

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16Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

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