1 Chronicles 2:16

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Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel—three in total.

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  • 1 Sam 26:6 : 6 David then answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, "Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?" Abishai said, "I will go down with you."
  • 2 Sam 2:18-23 : 18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as swift on foot as a gazelle in the open field. 19 Asahel pursued Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he chased him. 20 Then Abner turned and said, 'Is that you, Asahel?' He answered, 'It is I.' 21 Abner said to him, 'Turn aside to your right or to your left; seize one of the young men and take his armor.' But Asahel would not turn aside from following him. 22 Again Abner said to Asahel, 'Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you down? How could I then show my face to your brother Joab?' 23 But Asahel refused to turn aside. So Abner struck him in the stomach with the butt of his spear, and the spear came out through his back. He fell there and died on the spot. And all who came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died stood still.
  • 2 Sam 3:39 : 39 Today I am weak, even though I am anointed king. These sons of Zeruiah are too harsh for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil deeds.
  • 2 Sam 16:9-9 : 9 Then Abishai, son of Zeruiah, said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!" 10 But the king replied, "What does this have to do with you, sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the Lord told him to curse David, who can ask, 'Why did you do this?'" 11 David then said to Abishai and all his servants, "Look, my own son who came from my own body is trying to take my life. How much more now this Benjamite! Leave him alone; let him curse, for the Lord has told him to.
  • 2 Sam 19:22 : 22 But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, 'Shouldn't Shimei be put to death for this? He cursed the LORD's anointed!'

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  • 2 Sam 2:18-19
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    18The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as swift on foot as a gazelle in the open field.

    19Asahel pursued Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he chased him.

  • 1 Chr 2:17-18
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    17Abigail gave birth to Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

    18Caleb son of Hezron fathered children by Azubah his wife and Jerioth. Her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

  • 2 Sam 3:30
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    30(Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)

  • 1 Chr 2:13-15
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    13Jesse fathered his firstborn, Eliab; Abinadab, the second; and Shimea, the third;

    14Nethanel, the fourth; Raddai, the fifth;

    15Ozem, the sixth; and David, the seventh.

  • 2 Sam 17:25
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    25Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, an Israelite who had gone in to Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.

  • 2 Sam 3:3-4
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    3His second son was Chileab, born to Abigail, the widow of Nabal the Carmelite. The third was Absalom, the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.

    4The fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; the fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital.

  • 1 Chr 3:1-3
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    1These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail of Carmel.

    2The third was Absalom, the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith.

    3The fifth was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital; the sixth was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, David's wife.

  • 1 Chr 2:28-29
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    28The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.

    29Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.

  • 2 Sam 2:30
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    30Joab stopped pursuing Abner and gathered all the troops. Nineteen of David’s men were missing, along with Asahel.

  • 1 Chr 3:8-10
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    8Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—making nine in total.

    9All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of his concubines. Tamar was their sister.

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  • 2 Sam 23:24
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    24Asahel, the brother of Joab, was among the Thirty; Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,

  • 1 Chr 7:18
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    18His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

  • 1 Chr 11:20
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    20Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the three. He raised his spear against three hundred men and killed them, and so he became as famous as the three.

  • 2 Sam 23:18
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    18Abishai, the brother of Joab, son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three. He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and he became as famous as the Three.

  • 1 Chr 27:7
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    7The fourth commander for the fourth month was Asahel, the brother of Joab, followed by his son Zebadiah. In his division were twenty-four thousand.

  • 1 Chr 11:26
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    26The mighty warriors were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,

  • 1 Chr 5:13-14
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    13Their relatives according to their families were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.

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    16The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

  • 2 Sam 2:2
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    2So David went up there, along with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

  • 1 Chr 12:3
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    3The leaders were Ahiezer and Joash, sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth, Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite.

  • 2 Sam 2:22
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    22Again Abner said to Asahel, 'Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you down? How could I then show my face to your brother Joab?'

  • 1 Chr 8:17
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    17Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, and Heber.

  • 1 Chr 12:7
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    7Elkanah, Jeshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites.

  • 1 Sam 17:13-14
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    13Jesse's three oldest sons had followed Saul to the battle. The names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab, the firstborn; Abinadab, the second; and Shammah, the third.

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  • 1 Sam 30:5
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    5Both of David’s wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.

  • 1 Sam 27:3
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    3David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each with their households, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel.

  • 2 Sam 3:6
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    6During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was gaining strength in Saul's house.

  • 1 Chr 23:11
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    11Jahath was the chief, and Ziza the second. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; they were counted as one family with one duty.

  • 1 Chr 14:3
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    3David took more wives in Jerusalem, and he had more sons and daughters.

  • 1 Chr 7:30
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    30The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah; and Serah was their sister.

  • 1 Chr 3:6
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  • 1 Chr 12:9
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    9From the tribe of Gad, certain men joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were brave warriors, trained for battle, armed with shields and spears. Their faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles on the mountains.

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    31He also had Gedor, Ahio, and Zecher.

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    22Ebal, Abimael, and Sheba.

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    32Hurai from the valleys of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

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    28The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.