1 Some of David’s sons were born in the town of Hebron. This is a list of David’s sons: David’s first son was Amnon. Amnon’s mother was Ahinoam. She was from the town of Jezreel. The second son was Daniel. His mother was Abigail from Carmel in Judah.
2 The third son was Absalom. His mother was Maacah, daughter of Talmai. Talmai was the king of Geshur. The fourth son was Adonijah. His mother was Haggith.
3 The fifth son was Shephatiah. His mother was Abital. The sixth son was Ithream. His mother was Eglah, David’s wife.
4 These six sons were born to David in Hebron. David ruled as king in Hebron for seven years and six months. He ruled as king in Jerusalem 33 years.
5 These are the children born to David in Jerusalem: There were four sons from Bathsheba, the daughter of Ammiel. They were Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon.