Shobab

שׁוֹבָב/SHOH-bab/

“Rebellious; backsliding”

Summary

The name of two men in the Old Testament: a son of David born in Jerusalem, and a son of Caleb the son of Hezron.

Shobab was the second son born to David in Jerusalem, after the capture of the city from the Jebusites. He was one of David's sons by Bathsheba.

Key verses:2 Samuel 5:141 Chronicles 3:51 Chronicles 14:4

Another Shobab was apparently the second son of Caleb the son of Hezron by his first wife Azubah.

Key verses:1 Chronicles 2:18

1 Chronicles· 3 verses

2 Samuel· 1 verse

1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Shobab," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
2.George Morrish, "Shobab," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).