1 Chronicles 3:4-5
Context3:4 These six were born to David 1 in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months.
He ruled thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 2 3:5 These were the sons born to him in Jerusalem:
Shimea, 3 Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon – the mother of these four was Bathsheba 4 the daughter of Ammiel. 5
1 tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
3 tn “Shimea” (שִׁמְעָא, shim’a’) is a variant spelling of “Shammua” (שַׁמּוּעַ, shammua’; see 2 Sam 5:14). Some English versions use the spelling “Shammua” here (e.g., NIV, NCV).
4 tn Most Hebrew
5 tn In 2 Sam 11:3 Bathsheba is called “the daughter of Eliam,” while here her father’s name is given as “Ammiel.”