David

KING OF ISRAEL

The center of gravity of every genealogy in the Bible: Ruth 4 comes down to him, Kings and Chronicles come down from him and Matthew 1 counts the generations in three blocks of fourteen using him as the milestone.

14 people · 7 generations

FAMILY

PARENTS: Jesse Ruth 4:22
SPOUSE: Bathsheba 2 Samuel 12:24
CHILDREN: Absalom 2 Samuel 3:3
Tamar 2 Samuel 13:1
Amnon 2 Samuel 3:2
Solomon 2 Samuel 12:24
Adonijah 2 Samuel 3:4
Chileab 2 Samuel 3:3

9 PASSAGES

Ruth 4:22 named
1 Samuel 16:1-13 named
1 Samuel 17:32-51 named
2 Samuel 3:2 named
2 Samuel 3:3 named
2 Samuel 3:4 named
2 Samuel 11:1-27 named
2 Samuel 12:24 named
2 Samuel 13:1 named

UPDATED 10/18/2026

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