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Jonadab (son of Shimeah)
Jonadab was the son of Shimeah, David's brother. In 2 Samuel 13 he advised his cousin Amnon on a scheme to lure Tamar to him. Later, when Absalom killed Amnon, Jonadab explained to David what had actually happened.
Jonathan (Son of Shimeah)
Jonathan was the son of Shimeah (Shammah), David's older brother, and thus David's nephew. He is recorded as having killed a giant with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot during a battle against the Philistines at Gath.
Shammah (son of Jesse)
Shammah was the third son of Jesse of Bethlehem and an older brother of David. He appears as one of the sons whom God did not choose when Samuel anointed David.
Shimea (son of Jesse)
Shimea was the third son of Jesse and an older brother of David. In 1 Samuel he appears as Shammah, and Scripture mentions him mainly when introducing his sons Jonadab and Jonathan.
Amnon
Amnon was the firstborn son of David, an Old Testament figure who raped his half-sister Tamar and was killed two years later by her full brother Absalom. His story appears in 2 Samuel 13.