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Who are the sons of David mentioned in the Bible? First Chronicles 3, 1 -9 lists the sons of David.
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The list reads like this. These were the sons of David, born to him in Hebron. The firstborn was
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Amnon, the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel. The second, Daniel, the son of Abigail of Carmel.
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The third, Absalom, the son of Meacah, daughter of Talmah, king of Geshur. The fourth,
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Adonijah, the son of Haggath. The fifth, Shephatiah, the son of Abidal. And the sixth,
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Ithrium, by his wife Eglah. These six were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months.
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David reigned in Jerusalem thirty -three years, and these were the children born to him there, Shemua, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon.
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These four were by Bathsheba, daughter of Amiel. There were also Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet, Noga, Nephig, Jephiah, Elishulam, Eliadah, Eliphelet, nine in all.
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All these were sons of David, besides his sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.
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Breaking down this list, we first have David's six sons born in Hebron, Amnon, Daniel, Absalom, Adonijah, Shephatiah, and Ithrium.
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Next we have the thirteen sons born to David in Jerusalem, Shemua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet, Noga, Nephig, Jephiah, Elishulam, Eliadah, and Eliphelet.
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In addition to the nineteen sons David had by his wives were a number of unnamed sons
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David fathered through his concubines. He also had a daughter named Tamar. Another son named
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Jeremath is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 11 .18, although it is unclear whether he is one of the sons mentioned above, or one of David's sons by a concubine.
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David also had a son with Bathsheba before she bore Solomon. This son died seven days after his birth, and it is possible that he is not included in this list.
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If so, the sons of David with his wives would total at least twenty. To that total, we would add all the unnamed sons of his concubines.
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At least three of David's sons died during David's lifetime. In addition to the death of Bathsheba's first son were the deaths of his sons
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Amnon and Absalom. Another son, Adonijah was executed shortly after David's death for trying to usurp the throne.
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David's son Solomon succeeded him as king and later built the temple of the Lord that David had dreamed of building.
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Ultimately, Jesus Christ was born as a descendant of David, providing a fulfillment of prophecy and bestowing the greatest possible honor to King David.