1 Chronicles 2:16

2:16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abshai,¹ Joab, and Asahel.

1 Chronicles 8:6

8:6 These were the descendants of Ehud who were leaders of the families living in Geba who were forced to move to Manahath:

9:25 Their relatives, who lived in their settlements, came from time to time and served with them for seven-day periods.

David Becomes King

11:1 All Israel joined David at Hebron and said, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood!²

11:26 The mighty warriors were:

Asahel the brother of Joab,

Elhanan son of Dodo, from Bethlehem,³

16:23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth!

Announce every day⁴ how he delivers!

17:2 Nathan said to David, “You should do whatever you have in mind,⁵ for God is with you.”

17:3 That night God told Nathan the prophet,⁶

17:15 Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.⁷

20:8 These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed⁸ by the hand of David and his soldiers.⁹

21:11 Gad went to David and told him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Pick one of these:

¹tn In 2 Sam 2:18 this name appears as “Abishai,” a spelling followed by many English versions here.

²tn Heb “look, your bone and your flesh [are] we.”

³map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.

⁴tn Heb “from day to day.”

⁵tn Heb “all which is in your heart.”

⁶tn Heb “the word of God was [i.e., came] to Nathan the prophet.”

⁷tn Heb “according to all these words and according to all this revelation, so Nathan said to David.”

⁸tn Heb “they fell.”

⁹tn Heb “his servants.”