Person Old Testament
Ithream
Ithream was a son of David, born to him in Hebron by his wife Eglah. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Samuel 3:5.
Why it matters. Son of David, born in Hebron to Eglah.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Ithream
Ithream was one of the sons of King David, born to him during his reign in Hebron before he conquered Jerusalem (2Sa.3.5; 1Ch.3.3). He was the sixth son born to David in Hebron and the only one mentioned as being born to David's wife Eglah.
The mention of Ithream in these passages is part of a list of David's sons born in Hebron, which includes Amnon, Chileab (Daniel), Absalom, Adonijah, and Shephatiah. These sons were born to different wives of David, highlighting the practice of polygamy among the Israelite kings.
No other details are provided about Ithream's life, his relationship with his father or brothers, or any role he may have played in the kingdom. His inclusion in these lists serves to record the family line of David and the growth of his household during his reign in Hebron.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.