David's Family is Enlarged in Jerusalem

Continuing a chronological Bible study:

(2 Samuel 5:13) And David took more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem after he had come from Hebron, and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. 

David and his men had conquered the stronghold of Zion in the northern part of Jerusalem and built inward (2 Samuel 5:9).  It appears he had conquered all of Jerusalem by this time.  He took more wives and concubines out of Jerusalem and had more sons and daughters there.

(14) And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem, Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, (15) Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, (16) And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.

It appears that eleven sons were born to David in Jerusalem, and they are named here.

(1 Chronicles 3:5) And these were born to him in Jerusalem, Shimeah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel;

1 Chronicles 3 also told of the sons born to David in Jerusalem with a little more detail.  Shammua is called Shimeah here, and David's first four sons born to him in Jerusalem were borne of Bathsheba, called Bathshua here, the daughter of Ammiel.

(6) Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet, (7) And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, (8) And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.  

Nine more sons were added to the list of sons of David, to the four born to Bathsheba, bringing the total to thirteen, whereas 2 Samuel 5 named only eleven.  Elishama and Eliphelet are named twice here.  It is possible that they died young and subsequently had brothers named after them.  However, one of the Elishamas might actually be Elishua from the list in 2 Samuel 5, as Elishua is not listed here.  Nogah is also listed here and not in 2 Samuel 5.  Again, he may have died young.

(9) These were all the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.

These apparently were the sons of David born to his wives only, and do not include sons born to his concubines.  Here is added the name of a daughter, Tamar.

(1 Chronicles 14:3) And David took more wives at Jerusalem, and David begat more sons and daughters.

1 Chronicles 14 also tells of David's additional wives and children in Jerusalem.

(4) Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem, Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, (5) And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet, (6) And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, (7) And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.

This list of thirteen sons agrees with the list in 1 Chronicles 3 with a little variance in spelling.  Although this reference purports to list the names of his "children" not just his sons, Tamar is not listed here.

(2 Samuel 5:17) But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David, and David heard and went down to the hold.

It might be that the Philistines had lain low while Israel was in the midst of a civil war, but now that they heard that that had been resolved and David was now king of all Israel, they went seeking David.  David heard about it and went down to a stronghold, surely to strategize.

(1 Chronicles 14:8) And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard and went out against them.

David then went out against the Philistines.

I'm going to end this short post here as the next passage takes me to a place I don't quite understand.  I am following a chronological Bible study created by Skip Andrews.  For now, we know that David had become king of all Israel, and his house grew as he married more wives and had many more sons.  When the Philistines heard that he was king, they came looking for him, and he went after them, more details to follow, I am sure.