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    3 others in the registry answer to the name Shammua. Every Shammua in the Bible

    person · also Shimea

    Shammua

    שַׁמּוּעַ

    Shammua (or Shimea) was one of the sons of David born to him in Jerusalem.

    verses
    3
    first named
    2 Samuel 5:14
    last named
    1 Chronicles 14:4
    period
    United Monarchy
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was Shammua?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Shammua (or Shimea), mentioned in 2Sa.5.14, 1 Chronicles 2Sa.14.4, and 1Ch.3.5, was one of the sons of King David. He was born to David in Jerusalem, along with several other siblings. The texts provide a list of David's children born in Jerusalem, highlighting the growth of his family during his reign. Shammua is consistently mentioned in these lists, indicating his place among David's offspring. The name Shammua is used in 2 Samuel and 1Chronicles 14, while Shimea is used in 1Chronicles 3. This variation in names is not uncommon in biblical records and may reflect different traditions or linguistic variations. The text does not provide any specific details about Shammua's life, his role within the royal family, or his later achievements. However, his inclusion in the lists of David's children born in Jerusalem underscores the importance of documenting the king's lineage and the continuation of the Davidic dynasty.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Shammua10 of 24 entities the graph connects to Shammua, in 2 groups: kinship 9, events 1. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.DavidChild of · 3 events · 964 versesSolomonSibling of · 3 events · 272 versesAbsalomSibling of · 92 versesAdonijahSibling of · 24 versesAmnonSibling of · 21 versesTamarSibling of · 13 versesBathshebaChild of · 1 event · 12 versesNathanSibling of · 3 events · 5 versesEliadaSibling of · 3 versesKinshipJerusalem3 events · 888 versesEventsShammua

    The 10 best-attested of 24 are drawn. All 24 are listed below.

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    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Shammua happensThe one place the claims about Shammua reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Jerusalem. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Shammua there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Jerusalem
    United MonarchyThe one place the claims about Shammua reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 2 books.

    1. 2 Samuel1 verse

      5:14

    2. 1 Chronicles2 verses

      3:514:4

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via David and Eliada, and 9 moreJerusalem wivesWives David took in Jerusalemvia Absalom and Adonijah, and 4 moreBirth of IthreamBirth of Ithream is an event attested across 4 verses, connecting 7 pageable entities.via Absalom and David, and 1 moreMaacahDaughter of Talmai; wife of David; mother of Absalomvia Adonijah and BathshebaBathsheba’s requestBathsheba’s request is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Adonijah and BathshebaBathsheba’s speakingBathsheba’s speaking is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Amnon and TamarAmnon’s wrong of TamarAmnon’s wrong of Tamar is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Amnon and TamarTamar’s meal preparation of Dough, Cakes, and MealTamar’s meal preparation of Dough, Cakes, and Meal is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Bathsheba and DavidDavid OathDavid Oath is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Absalom and AmnonAbsalom Young Men’s ordering of AmnonAbsalom Young Men’s ordering of Amnon is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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