Person Old Testament
Ozem
Ozem was one of David's brothers, a son of Jesse. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 2:15.
Why it matters. Brother of David
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Ozem
Ozem was one of the sons of Jesse and a brother of King David (1Ch.2.15). He is mentioned in the genealogy of Judah, which lists the descendants of Jesse. Ozem is named as the sixth son of Jesse, with his brothers being Eliab, Abinadab, Shimea, Nethanel, Raddai, and David (1Ch.2.13-15). The genealogy in 1Chronicles 2 provides insight into the family background of David, Israel's most famous king. However, no further details about Ozem's life or role are provided in the Bible.
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 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)