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A most intriguing relationship in Scripture is the relationship between David and his nephews Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. They were the sons of David’s sister Zeruiah. 1 Chronicles 2:16. On the one hand, these sons of Zeruiah were of great importance for David and the kingdom of Israel.
According to both the Hebrew Bible and the Babylonian Talmud, Zeruiah was a daughter of Jesse and sister of Abigail, to whom reference is made in 1 Chronicles (1 Chronicles 2:13–17) and Samuel 2 (2 Samuel 17:25). Zeruiah had three sons, Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, David's nephews, all of whom were soldiers in David's army. Very little is told ...
18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle. 19 He chased Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he pursued him. 20 Abner looked behind him and asked, “Is that you, Asahel?” “It is,” he answered.
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Joab, the commander of David’s army (2 Sam. 8:16; 1 Chron. 11:6; 18:15), is often named as “Joab the son of Zeruiah” (2 Sam. 2:13; 14:1; 23:37; 1 Kings 1:7; 2:5, 22; 1 Chron. 11:39; 26:28; 27:24). Abishai was listed as one of David’s 37 “mighty men.” He was chief of the second 3, although he did not attain to David’s top 3 (2 Sam. 23:18-19). Abisha...
The answer to this question is found in the genealogy of Judah leading to David, recorded in 1 Chronicles 2:3-12; 13-15; 16. Many people find the genealogies in the Bible hard to read. Their eyes glaze over or they skip them entirely. But some interesting things can be found in the genealogies, and the answer to the question of who Zeruiah was is o...
When Absalom stole the kingship and sought to kill his father David, he made Amasa the commander of the Israelite army (2 Sam. 17:25). Even though Amasa led the forces that tried to kill and overthrow him, once Absalom had been defeated David retained Amasa as commander of the army in place of Joab (2 Sam. 19:13). Why would David do this. And why d...
The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle. New Living Translation. Joab, Abishai, and Asahel—the three sons of Zeruiah—were among David’s forces that day. Asahel could run like a gazelle, English Standard Version.
Berean Standard Bible. Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. King James Bible. Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. New King James Version. Now their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail.
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son of Zeruiah, David's sister. He was the brother of ... /a/abishai.htm - 19k. Asahel (17 Occurrences)... Made by God, the youngest son of Zeruiah, David's sister. ... The three were sons of Zeruiah, one of David's sisters (1 Chronicles 2:15, 16 2 Samuel 2:18, etc.). ... /a/asahel.htm - 16k. Nahash (9 Occurrences)...
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