and these were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel;

And these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Simmaa, and Sobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four of Bethsabee the daughter of Ammiel.

And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-Sheba daughter of Ammiel:

And in Jerusalem he had four sons, Shimea and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon, by Bath-shua, the daughter of Ammiel;

Now in Jerusalem, sons were born to him: Shammua, and Sobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, these four from Bathsheba, the daughter of Ammiel;

Bathshua, the daughter of Ammiel - Both names are here given in an unusual form, but it may be doubted whether in either case there has been any corruption. In "Bathshua," for "Bathsheba," a ו (v) replaces the ב (b) of the earlier writer, "w" and "b" having nearly the same sound. In "Ammiel," for "Eliam," the two elements which form the name are inverted, as in Jehoiachin =Jechoniah, and the like.

Shimea, and Shobab - Solomon is mentioned last, though he was the eldest of these four sons, because the genealogy was to be continued from him. Bath-shua בת שוע is the same as Bath-sheba, בת שבע the ו vau being put by mistake in the former for ב beth in the latter.

And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of (c) Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel:
(c) Called also Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam: for they gave them various names.

And these were born unto him in Jerusalem,.... Whose names follow, in all nine; there are but seven mentioned in 2-Samuel 5:14 the reason of which see in the notes there; See Gill on 2-Samuel 5:14. See Gill on 2-Samuel 5:15. See Gill on 2-Samuel 5:16. it may be observed that Bathsheba is here called Bathshua, and her father Ammiel, whose name is Eliam in 2-Samuel 11:3, names of much the same signification.

four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel--or, "Bath-sheba" (2-Samuel 11:3), and there her father is called "Eliam." Of course Solomon was not her "only son," but he is called so (Proverbs 4:3) from the distinguished affection of which he was the object; and though the oldest, he is named the last of Bath-sheba's children.

Four - All David's children by her, as the text positively affirms: and therefore Solomon is called her, only son, Proverbs 4:3, because she loved him as if he had been so. Ammiel - Called also Eliam, 2-Samuel 11:3.