Shobab

Solomon.

B. Shobab.

C. Shammua.

Wish that was my name.

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The right answer is letter D. [applause] Second Book of Samuel 5:14, "And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem.

Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon." [bell dinging] Question 10.

Who was the leader of David's mighty men? A.

Well, the genealogy then turns to the children born during David's reign in Jerusalem.

Verse 5 says, These were born to him in Jerusalem, Shemiah, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four by Bathsheba, the daughter of Amel.

Bathsheba, by the way, is another form for the name Bathsheba, and her presence in this genealogy immediately reminds us of one of the darkest events in David's life.

David committed adultery with Bathsheba, and he arranged for her husband Uriah to be killed.

So anyway, David took many, many wives in Jerusalem.

Verse 14, And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem, Shemua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon.

It says, Why didn't they just call him Joe or Bill? Eliphelet.

Eliphelet.

And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem.

Shemuyah, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Jephiah, Elishema, Eliadah, and Eliphelet.

When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David.

But David heard of it and went down to the stronghold.

But later he conquers Jerusalem and he unifies the kingdom under his rule.

And there he really begins to reproduce in earnest There, Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon are born to Bathsheba, the woman that we learned last week was abducted from the village.

And then Ibhar and Elishamah and Ephelet and Noga and Nepheg and Japhia and Elishamah and Eliadah and Eliphelet were born to his other primary wives.

Verse nine says all of these were David's children, aside from the children of his secondary wives.

These are the names of David's sons who were born in Jerusalem.

Shemua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibar, Elishua, Elpelet, Noga, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

Notice Solomon's not the first one.

And if you, again, we try not to read with too much hindsight, too much foresight, but we're with the chronicler now, so we're like getting snippets.

Caleb, the son of Ezron, had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Gerioth.

Now these were her sons, Jeshur, Shobab, and Ardon.

When Azubah died, Caleb took Ephrath as his wife, who bore him her, and her begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel.

Now afterward, Ezron went in to the daughter of Machir, the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old, and she bore him Segub.