I Chronicles 14:4
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These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
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INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 14 This chapter gives an account of the message of Hiram king of Tyre to David, and of David's taking him more wives, with the names of his children by them; and of two battles he fought with the Philistines, in which he had the victory over them; the same are recorded in Sa2 5:11 see the notes there; See Gill on Sa2 5:11. See Gill on Sa2 5:12. See Gill on Sa2 5:13. See Gill on Sa2 5:14. See Gill on Sa2 5:15. See Gill on Sa2 5:16. See Gill on Sa2 5:17. See Gill on Sa2 5:18. See Gill on Sa2 5:19. See Gill on Sa2 5:20. See Gill on Sa2 5:21. See Gill on Sa2 5:22. See Gill on Sa2 5:23. See Gill on Sa2 5:24. See Gill on Sa2 5:25, and the chapter is concluded with observing, that the fame of David, on account of his victories, was spread in all countries, and they were struck with a panic from the Lord, and were in dread of him.
Open source ↗In this chapter we have, I. David's kingdom established (Ch1 14:1, Ch1 14:2). II. His family built up (Ch1 14:3-7). III. His enemies, the Philistines, routed in two campaigns (Ch1 14:8-17). This is repeated here from Sa2 5:11, etc.
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Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
Then 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.
and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
“My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’
“You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.
These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,