2 Samuel 5:14

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“These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,”

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BSBPD

“These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And these are the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And these <FI>are<Fi> the names of those born to him in Jerusalem: Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 5:14 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 12:1Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
  2. 2 Samuel 12:24Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child
  3. 1 Kings 4:5Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king;
  4. 1 Chronicles 3:5and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.
  5. 1 Chronicles 14:4These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
  6. Zechariah 12:12The land will mourn, each clan on its own: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives,
  7. Matthew 1:6and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
  8. Luke 2:31which You have prepared in the sight of all people,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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