1. 2 Samuel 5:14–16 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Is there anything significant about any of the names?

2 Samuel 5:14–16 (ESV)

14 And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

This is the shortest list of children born to David in Jerusalem (see 1 Chronicles 3:5–9; 1 Chronicles 14:4–6).1 In this list, the name of Solomon stands out above all the others. He was the son of Bathsheba (2 Samuel 12:24–25), and he would go on to rule after David despite not being the eldest son (1 Kings 1:28–40; 1 Chronicles 22:9–10). The primary scriptural accounts of Solomon are found in 1 Kings 1–11 and 2 Chronicles 1–9.