ALL Smart Search: "List the sons of King David and the source Scripture verses"
What absurd results (see graphic).
From the homepage dashboard (It looks like they changed the homepage and "ask" now defaults to search assistant. Click on "Search" in the left column then under type select "Bible"). I put the same sentence in and selected Search Bible. I got a list of the verses that I think you were looking for. I probably would experiment with the "Search Bible" and not Search all books feature and see if that's what you're looking for.
Thanks everyone for your efforts. But my search was a Smart Search (as indicated), I have a MAX subscription and was at < 5% usage, and am computer proficient.
The query result was clean, concise and descriptive without input error. The output was glitched, not the Operator, please.
N.B. that an identical query may yield different results in different mode of Smart Search (Bible or Book search); different results again from a simple Factbook search (which happened in this instance to be the best answer):
A.I. Bible SMART_SEARCH: “List the sons of King David and the source Scripture verses” WRONG
Sons of King David
David fathered six sons during his time in Hebron: Amnon (by Ahinoam), Chileab (by Abigail), Absalom (by Maacah), Adonijah (by Haggith), Shephatiah (by Abital), and Ithream (by Eglah) (2 Sam 3:2–5). After relocating to Jerusalem, additional sons were born to him: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet (2 Sam 5:13–16).
Scripture References:
Sons born in Hebron: 2 Samuel 3:2–5
Sons born in Jerusalem: 2 Samuel 5:14–16
Comprehensive genealogy: 1 Chronicles 3:1–8
Alternative listing of Jerusalem sons: 1 Chronicles 14:4–7
Note: The Chronicles account identifies the second son as Daniel rather than Chileab (1 Chron 3:1–9), and the various biblical accounts show minor variations in the names and order of the Jerusalem-born sons, likely reflecting different manuscript traditions or alternative names for the same individuals.
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A.I. Books SMART_SEARCH: “List the sons of King David and the source Scripture verses” RIGHT
David had 19 named sons and one daughter[1], though he fathered numerous additional unnamed children through his wives and concubines[1]. The biblical record provides detailed information about only a few of these children.
Sons born in Hebron:
The six sons born during David’s reign in Hebron were Amnon (by Ahinoam), Daniel (by Abigail), Absalom (by Maakah), Adonijah (by Haggith), Shephatiah (by Abital), and Ithream (by Eglah)[2]. These are documented in 1 Chronicles 3:1–3[2].
Sons born in Jerusalem:
David’s children born in Jerusalem included those by Bathsheba[1]. These sons were Shammua, Shobab, and Solomon[3]. Additionally, Nepheg and Nogah are listed among David’s sons[3]. The complete list of Jerusalem-born children appears in 1 Chronicles 3:5–8 and 2 Samuel 5:14–16[2].
Notable sons:
Of all David’s sons, only Amnon, Absalom, Adonijah, and Solomon are described in detail, with Solomon being the most prominent since he succeeded David as king[1]. Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus traces through Solomon, while Luke’s traces through Nathan[1].
Daughter:
Tamar was David’s daughter by Maacah and sister of Absalom[3], mentioned in 1 Chronicles 3:2[2] and featured in 2 Samuel 13[1].
[1] David M. Howard Jr., “David, Sons of,” in The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary, ed. David Noel Freedman (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 2:67–68.
[2] The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011). [See here, here, here, here.]
[3] Jeremy Thompson, ed., Lists of Biblical People, Places, Things, and Events (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2020). [See here, here, here, here.]
Factbook: “Sons of David” BEST DETAILED
DAVID, SONS OF. David had 19 sons and one daughter who are named in Scripture. All were born to his wives. In addition, he had numerous unnamed sons and daughters born to wives and concubines (2 Sam 3:2–5; 5:13–16). 1
1 Howard, D. M., Jr., “David, Sons of”, The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary 2, 67.
The lists are almost identical, both with respect to forms of names and orders of listings. Eight differences appear, at Nos. 2, 7, 12, 13 (2), 14, 18, 20. Of these, five are either variant spellings, alternate names, or scribal slips: 2. Chileab/Daniel; 7. Shammua/Shimea; 12. Elishua/Elishama; 13. Eliphelet/Elpelet; 18. Eliada/Beeliada. The other three are omissions. Of these, two undoubtedly are scribal slips, as well; the names Eliphelet and Nogah likely appeared in the original mss of Samuel, as well. The last difference—the inclusion of Tamar in 1 Chronicles 3—represents an original contribution by the Chronicler at this point, based on knowledge he had from elsewhere in his sources, mainly 2 Samuel 13.1
Nos. Numbers. mss manuscripts
1 Howard, D. M., Jr., “David, Sons of”, The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary 2, 68.
Pretty concerning. Same query, different inquiry modes, different answers. UNSAT.
Looks like a precise search rather than a smart search due to the highlights in the results.
I got these results and correct hits with All Search:
David had 19 named sons and one daughter in Scripture[1], though he also had numerous unnamed children born to wives and concubines[1]. The biblical record emphasizes the most prominent of these children.
Sons Born in Hebron:
The six sons born to David in Hebron were Amnon (firstborn, mother Ahinoam), Daniel (mother Abigail), Absalom (mother Maakah), Adonijah (mother Haggith), Shephatiah (mother Abital), and Ithream (mother Eglah)[2]. These are documented in 2 Samuel 3:2–5 and 1 Chronicles 3:1–4[2].
Sons Born in Jerusalem:
David’s sons born in Jerusalem included Shammua, Shobab, Nathan (ancestor of Christ), Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, and another Eliphelet[3]. These are listed in 1 Chronicles 3:5–8[3].
The complete genealogical records appear in:
Of these sons, only Amnon, Absalom, Adonijah, and Solomon are described in detail in Scripture[1]. Solomon proved most significant, succeeding David as king and establishing the royal line that continued through Judah’s monarchy[1].
[1] David M. Howard Jr., “David, Sons of,” in The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary, ed. David Noel Freedman (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 2:67. [2] Holy Bible: Evangelical Heritage Version (Milwaukee, WI: Northwestern Publishing House, 2019). [See here, here, here, here.] [3] Leadership Ministries Worldwide, 1 Chronicles, The Preacher’s Outline & Sermon Bible (Chattanooga, TN: Leadership Ministries Worldwide, 2003), 36.
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With Books Search I also get good results and correct hits:
David fathered six sons during his reign in Hebron: Amnon (by Ahinoam of Jezreel), Daniel (by Abigail of Carmel), Absalom (by Maakah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur), Adonijah (by Haggith), Shephatiah (by Abital), and Ithream (by Eglah)[1]. These births occurred during his seven-and-a-half-year rule from Hebron[1].
After establishing his capital in Jerusalem, David had eleven additional sons, with the first four—Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon—born to Bathsheba[2]. Among these Jerusalem-born sons, Nathan holds particular significance as an ancestor of Christ[3], while Solomon became the most prominent, succeeding David as king and establishing the dynasty that produced the Judahite monarchy[4]. Other sons born in Jerusalem included Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, and Eliada[3].
In total, David had 19 named sons and one daughter, all born to his wives, though he also fathered numerous unnamed children through additional wives and concubines[4]. His daughter Tamar is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 3:9[2].
Source Scripture References:
[1] The Holy Bible: Today’s New International Version. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2005). [See here, here, here.] [2] Thomas Hale, The Applied Old Testament Commentary (Colorado Springs, CO; Ontario, Canada; East Sussex, England: David C. Cook, 2007), 574. [3] Leadership Ministries Worldwide, 1 Chronicles, The Preacher’s Outline & Sermon Bible (Chattanooga, TN: Leadership Ministries Worldwide, 2003), 36. [4] David M. Howard Jr., “David, Sons of,” in The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary, ed. David Noel Freedman (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 2:67.
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With Bible Search I got the correct results from scripture.
I think you wanted the study assistant for this kind of question.
That's exactly what I thought. But the SS icon is showing in the search bar. I wonder how that transpired?
That’s a Precise Search. I don’t think you can say “List the sons…” on a precise search. Keep the quotation marks and just input “Names of sons of David”
Or switch to Smart Search.
Both of my searches precise and smart yielded the results I wanted.
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But doesn't the star symbol to the left of his search indicate that this was supposed to be a Smart search?
I suspect it was a precise search, changed bo smart, but maybe not run. Smart searches do not highlight the search terms.
It sure looks like the output of a precise search, but I don't think you can do a precise search in the ALL category. Also, on the search TAB there is the target symbol which would normally indicate that you have clicked on SEND ALL SEARCHES HERE, and then searched from another page. Can you tell us what the steps you took were that resulted in this.
Mine looks alright for AI, I copied your query exactly, see below. I think you were either offline or you did not have credits left, or something similar?
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