Bible Person
Male · 3 cross references
Shammua is one of David's sons by Bathsheba, born in Jerusalem after the kingdom is firmly established there. He belongs to the royal household that embodies dynastic growth at the center of David's reign. First appears in 2 Sam 5:14.1
AI summary: Shammua matters because the cross references preserve him among the sons born to David in Jerusalem, a sign of settled kingship and expanding royal lineage. Though he is not given an individual narrative arc, his presence helps define the shape and density of the Davidic house. Taken together, the material presents Shammua as a Davidic prince whose name contributes to the record of dynastic consolidation.1
Father
David
Meaning: well-beloved
Mother
Bathsheba
Meaning: the seventh daughter; the daughter of satiety
Central Figure
Shammua
One of David’s sons by Bathsheba (1 Chr.
Siblings
One of David’s sons by Bathsheba (1 Chr. 3:5); called also Shammua (14:4). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.