II Samuel 5:16

King James Version (1769)

16 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.
Untruth

A common misinterpretation treats this as an exhaustive genealogy of all David's children, overlooking his earlier sons born in Hebron and additional offspring mentioned elsewhere; another error arises from perceived discrepancies with parallel lists in 1 Chronicles 3 and 14, such as name variations like 'Eliada' versus 'Elishama' or the inclusion of 'Nogah,' which skeptics cite as contradictions, whereas these reflect different emphases, scribal clarifications, or comprehensive versus selective listings rather than errors.

Truth

This verse concludes the list of David's sons born to him in Jerusalem after he established his kingship there, highlighting the expansion and blessing of his royal family as a sign of God's favor and the consolidation of his dynasty in the newly captured city, which became the political center of Israel.

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