David’s Palace, Wives, and Children in Jerusalem^(A)

14 King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedarwood, masons, and carpenters to build a palace for David. ² So David realized that Yahweh had established him as king of Israel and that his kingdom was made famous for the sake of Israel, Yahweh’s people.

³ David married more wives in Jerusalem and fathered more sons and daughters. ⁴ These are the names of the children who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, ⁵ Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, ⁶ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁷ Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

⁵ These children were born to David in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon (the mother of these four was Ammiel’s daughter Bathshua) and ⁶ Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, ⁷ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁸ Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet (nine by other wives). ⁹ All of these were David’s sons. Besides these, there were the sons of the concubines.^[a] Tamar was their sister.