2 Samuel 13:1--18:33

Abiathar : a son of Ahimelech; a high priest and counselor of David,son of Ahimelech (Ahitub I Ithamar Aaron); counselor of David

Abigail : the widow of Nabal; wife of David,daughter of Jesse; sister of King David; wife of Ithra/Jether

Abishai : the son of Zeruiah, David's sister; brother of Joab

Absalom : the son of David and Maacah

Ahimaaz : father of Ahinoam the wife of Saul,a chief priest; son of Zadok I,son-in-law and food collection officer (Naphtali) of Solomon

Ahithophel : a man from Giloh; father of Eliam, the father of Bathsheba

Amasa : son of David's sister Abigail and Jether the Ishmaelite,prince of Ephraim under Ahaz

Ammiel : a man sent by Moses as a spy,father of Machir who sheltered Mephibosheth after Saul's death,father of Bathshua/Bathsheba, David's wife,a Levite gatekeeper whose descendants returned from exile

Ammihud : son of Ladan; father of Elishama, Moses' deputy over Ephraim,father of Shemuel, Moses' land distribution officer for Simeon,father of Pedahel, Moses' land distribution deputy for Naphtali,father of Talmai, king of Geshur with whom Absalom stayed,son of Omri (Judah); father of Uthai the returned exile

Ammonites : the tribe/nation of people descended from Ben-Ammi, Lot's son,Territory of the tribe/nation of Ammon
(31° 57´, 35° 55´)

Amnon : son of King David and Ahinoam,the son of Shimon of Judah

Aram : the country to the north of Palestine,a country of north western Mesopotamia
(34° 50´, 39° 7´); (33° 12´, 36° 30´); (35° 5´, 42° 0´); (30° 44´, 35° 36´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (33° 31´, 36° 18´)

Archite : a member of a clan of Canaanites who settled SW of Bethel (OS)

Baal : a pagan god,a title of a pagan god,a town in the Negeb on the border of Simeon and Judah,son of Reaiah son of Micah; a descendant of Reuben,the forth son of Jeiel, the Benjamite
(31° 45´, 35° 43´); (31° 45´, 35° 43´); (31° 45´, 35° 43´); (31° 45´, 35° 43´)

Bahurim : a town of Benjamin 4-5 km NE of Jerusalem (SMM, OS)
(31° 49´, 35° 23´)

Barzillai : a man of Gilead from Rogelim who gave supplies to David,father-in-law of Merab, Saul's daughter; a Meholathite;,head of a clan of returnees lacking proof of being priests

Beer-Sheba : a famous well, its town and district in southern Judah
(31° 14´, 34° 50´)

Beer-sheba : a famous well, its town and district in southern Judah
(31° 14´, 34° 50´)

Benjaminite : the tribe of Benjamin of Israel

Cherethites : a tribe of Philistines in southern Canaan (YC),officers who formed part of David's guard
(35° 10´, 25° 0´)

Cushite : a country south of Egypt
(21° 57´, 31° 20´); (21° 57´, 31° 20´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´)

Dan : residents of the town of Dan; members of the tribe of Dan,the tribe of Dan as a whole; the descendants of Dan in Israel
(33° 14´, 35° 39´); (31° 45´, 34° 59´)

David : a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel

En-rogel : a spring on the boarder of Judah and Benjamin
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

En-Rogel : a spring on the boarder of Judah and Benjamin
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Ephraim : the tribe of Ephraim as a whole,the northern kingdom of Israel
(31° 57´, 35° 17´)

Gath : a town of the Anakim and Philistines in Judah 12 km south. of Ekron
(31° 41´, 34° 50´)

Gera : son of Ehud the judge son of Gera I son Bela son of Benjamin.

Geshur : a town and nation
(33° 0´, 36° 25´)

Gilead : a mountainous region east of the Jordan & north of the Arnon to Hermon,son of Machir son of Manasseh; founder of the clan of Gilead,father of Jephthah the judge,son of Michael of the tribe of Gad
(32° 2´, 35° 43´)

Gileadite : member(s) of the clan, or residents of the region of Gilead
(32° 33´, 36° 0´)

Giloh : a town in the hill country of Judah 10 km NW of Jerusalem
(31° 37´, 35° 4´)

Gilonite : a resident of the town of Giloh
(31° 37´, 35° 4´)

Gittite : resident(s) of the town of Gath
(31° 41´, 34° 50´)

Hebron : a valley and town of Judah 25 km west of the dead sea,son of Kohath son of Levi,son of Mareshah of Judah
(31° 32´, 35° 5´)

Horonaim : a town and the road to it
(31° 17´, 35° 30´)

Hushai : father of Baana, Solomon's man for food from Asher and Bealoth

Ishmaelite : member(s) of the clan of Ishmael

Israel : a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

Israelite : a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

Ittai : a Gittite man who joined David just before Absalom's rebellion,son of Ribai of Gibeah in Benjamin; one of David's elite

Jerusalem : the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Joab : son of Zeruiah, David's sister; commander of King David's army,son of Seraiah son of Kenaz of Judah; grand nephew of Caleb of Moses' time,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,ancestor of a family group who returned from exile headed by Obadiah the son of Jehiel

Jonadab : son of Shimeah, David's brother,son of Rechab whose clan was a good example of obeying ones elders

Jonathan : a man who was a descendant of Gershom son of Moses,son of Saul of Benjamin,son of the high priest Abiathar in David's time,the son of Shime-i, David's brother,son of Shammah/Shagee; one of David's military elite,son of Jada of Judah,son of Uzziah; overseer of the country treasuries for King David,a man who was uncle and counselor of King David,father of Ebed who accompanied Ezra leading the clan of Adin back from exile,a man who opposed Ezra's reforms; son of Asahel,a chief priest; son of Joiada,priest and head of the house of Malluchi under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah,son of Shemaiah of Asaph of Levi; father of Zechariah,a man who was secretary and dungeon keeper for King Zedekiah; son of Kareah

Jordan : the river that flows from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea,a river that begins at Mt. Hermon, flows south through Lake Galilee and on to its end at the Dead Sea 175 km away (by air)
(32° 18´, 35° 33´)

Kidron : a brook and its valley,a brook and valley between Jerusalem and the Mt. of Olives
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Levites : relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred

Lo-debar : a town of Gad, probably 15 km NE of Beth-Shan, just across the Jordan
(32° 39´, 35° 47´)

Lo-Debar : a town of Gad, probably 15 km NE of Beth-Shan, just across the Jordan
(32° 39´, 35° 47´)

Machir : son of Manasseh (Joseph); father of Hezron's wife and of Gilead,son of Ammiel at Lo-Debar; Mephibosheth's friend

Mahanaim : a town of Gad 6 km east of Succoth
(32° 12´, 35° 37´)

Mephibosheth : the crippled son of Jonathan,son of Saul and Rizpah whom the Gibeonites killed

Nahash : the Ammonite that besieged Jabesh-Gilead in Saul's time,king of Ammon and King David's ally.,sister of Zeruiah, mother of Joab; grandmother of Amasa

Pelethites : a type of soldier among David's men, perhaps mercenaries (OS).

Rabbah : a town; the capital of the nation of Ammon. It is now called Amman, the capital of Jordan.,a town in the hill country of Judah
(31° 57´, 35° 55´)

Rogelim : a town in Gad (Gilead) probably 25 km east of Beth-Shan (SMM)
(32° 12´, 35° 37´)

Saul : the sixth king of Edom,son of Simeon and a Canaanite woman,son of Uzziah of Kohath son of Levi

Shime-i : son of Gershon/Gershom son of Levi,the son of Gera of Benjamin,son of Jesse (Judah); father of Jonathan who killed a giant,a man who was a friend of kings David and Solomon,son of Ela, Moses' land distribution deputy for Benjamin,son of Pedaiah son of King Jehoiachin,son of Zaccur of Simeon,son of Gog of Reuben,son of Libni of Merari of Levi,the head of a clan of Benjamin; son of Elpaal?,a man who was a descendant of Ladan/Libni son of Levi (WZ),son of Jeduthun (Levi); worship leader under Jeduthun and David,a man of Ramoth; David's supervisor of vineyards,son of Heman (David's seer) of Samuel of Kohath of Levi,an officer of the temple store house under King Hezekiah,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Hashum Clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Binnui Clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Kish; founding father of the clan of Shime-i of Benjamin

Shimeah : son of Gershon/Gershom son of Levi,the son of Gera of Benjamin,son of Jesse (Judah); father of Jonathan who killed a giant,a man who was a friend of kings David and Solomon,son of Ela, Moses' land distribution deputy for Benjamin,son of Pedaiah son of King Jehoiachin,son of Zaccur of Simeon,son of Gog of Reuben,son of Libni of Merari of Levi,the head of a clan of Benjamin; son of Elpaal?,a man who was a descendant of Ladan/Libni son of Levi (WZ),son of Jeduthun (Levi); worship leader under Jeduthun and David,a man of Ramoth; David's supervisor of vineyards,son of Heman (David's seer) of Samuel of Kohath of Levi,an officer of the temple store house under King Hezekiah,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Hashum Clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Binnui Clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Kish; founding father of the clan of Shime-i of Benjamin

Shobi : son of Nahash (Ammon); he assisted David's flight from Absolom

Syria : the country to the north of Palestine,a country of north western Mesopotamia
(34° 50´, 39° 7´); (33° 12´, 36° 30´); (35° 5´, 42° 0´); (30° 44´, 35° 36´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (33° 31´, 36° 18´)

Talmai : a descendant of Anak who lived in Hebron at the time of Moses,son of Ammihud; the king of Geshur in David's time

Tamar : the daughter-in-law of Judah; the mother of Judah's sons Perez and Zerah; an ancestor of Jesus,daughter-in-law to Judah; mother of Zerah and Perez,daughter of King David,daughter of Absalom,a town of Judah 60 km SE of Beersheba & 35 km SSW of the Dead Sea
(34° 33´, 38° 15´); (34° 33´, 38° 15´); (31° 1´, 35° 3´)

Tekoa : resident(s) of the town of Tekoa
(31° 38´, 35° 12´)

Zadok : a son of Azor; the father of Akim; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Ahitub II; high priest Zadok I in David's time,father of Jerusha, who was the mother of King Jotham,the chief priest Zadok II; son of Meraioth II,a man who was one of David's military elite from Aaron's clan,son of Baana; one of those who helped rebuild the wall,son of Immer; one of those who helped rebuild the wall,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law,a Levite who served as Nehemiah's scribe

Zeruiah : daughter of Jesse; sister of David; mother of Abishai, Asahel and Joab

Ziba : the chief servant in the house of Saul