Every named figure.
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Sister of David; wife of Jether the Ishmaelite (or Israelite) and mother of Amasa. Distinct from Abigail wife of David (the widow of Nabal).
Second son of Jesse.
Son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab and Asahel; chief of the Three (or Thirty), David's most loyal mighty man. Restrained David from killing Saul; rescued David from the Philistine giant Ishbi-benob.
Father of Zabad listed among David's mighty men (1 Chronicles 11:41). Distinct from Ahlai daughter of Sheshan (1 Chronicles 2:31).
Son of Abigail David's sister; commander of Absalom's army during the revolt. After David's restoration, replaced Joab as commander, only to be murdered by Joab.
Son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab and Abishai; swift-footed warrior. Pursued Abner after the battle of Gibeon and was killed by him in self-defense, prompting Joab's blood-vengeance.
Daughter of Solomon; wife of Ahimaaz the Solomonic district officer in Naphtali.
Wise man of Judah; one of the four named in 1 Kings 4:31.
Dara (1 Chronicles 2:6)
Wise man of Judah; one of the four named in 1 Kings 4:31.
Eighth son of Jesse; anointed by Samuel as king. Killed Goliath; persecuted by Saul; reigned seven years over Judah at Hebron, then thirty-three years over all Israel from Jerusalem. Established Jerusalem as the capital and brought the ark there. Recipient of the everlasting covenant of dynasty (2 Samuel 7). Author of many psalms. Sinned with Bathsheba and against Uriah; repented (Psalm 51). Father of Solomon, Absalom, and many others. The 'man after Yahweh's own heart'.
Eldest son of Jesse; rebuked David at the Valley of Elah. Distinct from other figures of the same name.
Beeliada
Son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8); called Beeliada in 1 Chronicles 14:7, an older form preserving the divine epithet 'Baal' before its later replacement by 'el'.
Tribal officer over Judah in David's administration. Likely the same as Eliab David's eldest brother (1 Samuel 16:6) or a separate brother named only here.
Son of David born in Jerusalem, last named in his Jerusalem children list (2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8; 1 Chronicles 14:7).
Son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8; 1 Chronicles 14:7). Distinct from Elishama son of Ammihud (Ephraim's chief at the wilderness census).
Elishama (1 Chr 3:6)
Son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 14:5); 1 Chronicles 3:6 reads 'Elishama' for this son, generally taken as scribal error.
Eliphelet (1 Chr 3:6) · Elpalet
Son of David born in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 14:5); called Eliphelet in the parallel 1 Chronicles 3:6, distinct from the later Eliphelet of 1 Chronicles 3:8 / 14:7.
Wise man, son of Zerah son of Judah; named alongside Heman, Calcol, and Darda in 1 Kings 4:31 as those whose wisdom Solomon's surpassed. Author of Psalm 89 (per its superscription).
Wise man of Judah, son of Zerah; titular author of Psalm 88. Distinct from Heman the Levitical singer (1 Chronicles 6:33, 25:1-6).
Son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 3:6; 1 Chronicles 14:5).
Son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 3:7; 1 Chronicles 14:6). Distinct from Japhia king of Lachish.
Son of David, father of Mahalath wife of Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:18). Likely born of a concubine since not in the canonical son lists.
Son of Zeruiah; commander of David's army for most of his reign. Murdered Abner and Amasa in vengeance and political maneuvering. Engineered Uriah's death at David's instruction. Sided with Adonijah; executed at the altar by Benaiah on Solomon's order.
David's uncle, a counselor and scribe (1 Chronicles 27:32). Distinct from Jonathan son of Saul and other Jonathans.
Wealthy Calebite of Carmel; refused David's men provisions during the wilderness years. Struck down by Yahweh ten days after Abigail's intervention.
Son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 3:7; 1 Chronicles 14:6). Distinct from Nepheg son of Izhar of Levi.
Fourth son of Jesse.
Son of David born in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 3:7; 1 Chronicles 14:6); not listed in the parallel 2 Samuel 5:14-16.
Sixth son of Jesse.
Fifth son of Jesse.
Shammah (1 Sam 16:9) · Shimei · Shimeah
Third son of Jesse; father of Jonadab and Jonathan. Distinct from Shammah the Hararite, one of David's mighty men.
Shlomo · Jedidiah
Son of David and Bathsheba; reigned forty years over the united kingdom. Asked Yahweh for wisdom and was given riches and fame as well. Built the first Jerusalem temple. Author of Proverbs (much), Ecclesiastes (per tradition), and Song of Songs. His many foreign wives turned his heart in old age, leading to the prophesied division of the kingdom under his son Rehoboam.
Daughter of Solomon; wife of Ben-abinadab the Solomonic district officer of Naphath-dor.
Mighty man of David (1 Chronicles 11:41). Distinct from Zabad of Ephraim and Zabad of Pahath-moab who married a foreign wife.
Sister (or half-sister) of David; mother of Joab, Abishai, and Asahel.
Curation status: Primeval (Genesis 1–11), patriarchs (Genesis 12–50), Exodus/Numbers, Joshua/Judges/Ruth, the united and divided monarchies (Saul, David, all kings of Judah and Israel), the writing prophets, post-exilic figures (Zerubbabel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther), the Holy Family, John the Baptist, the Twelve, and the early apostolic generation are all in. 2,781figures curated so far. The remaining named biblical figures (priestly genealogies in 1 Chronicles, the post-exile lists in Ezra/Nehemiah, the obscure persons in Acts and the epistles) are pending. Every claim is rigorously sourced; gaps mean “not yet curated”, not “not in scripture”.