2 Samuel 2:1-27

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

Abner : a man of Benjamin in Saul and David's time

Ahinoam : a woman; Saul's wife, daughter of Ahimaaz,a woman; David's wife from Jezreel

Ammah : a hill near Gibeon
(31° 52´, 35° 20´)

Asahel : son of Zeruiah, David's sister; brother of Joab,a Levite assigned to teach in Judah under Jehoshaphat,a Levite assistant to the temple treasurer under Hezekiah,father of Jonathan who opposed Ezra's policies

Ashurites : a people perhaps to be identified with Assyria or Asher (OS)

Benjamin : the tribe of Benjamin of Israel

Benjaminites : the tribe of Benjamin of Israel

Carmel : a woman resident of the town of Carmel
(31° 25´, 35° 7´)

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

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

Giah : a spring near Gibeon
(31° 52´, 35° 20´)

Gibeon : a town of Benjamin pioneered by Jeiel of Benjamin
(31° 51´, 35° 15´); (31° 50´, 35° 11´); (31° 50´, 35° 11´); (31° 49´, 35° 13´); (31° 25´, 35° 7´); (31° 50´, 35° 11´)

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´)

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´)

Helkath-hazzurim : a place by the pool of Gibeon where Joab's men and Abner's men fought
(31° 52´, 35° 16´)

Helkath-Hazzurim : a place by the pool of Gibeon where Joab's men and Abner's men fought
(31° 52´, 35° 16´)

Ish-Bosheth : son of Saul whom Abner set up as King after Saul's death

Ish-bosheth : son of Saul whom Abner set up as King after Saul's death

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

Jabesh-gilead : a town of Gilead 20 km SE of Beth-Shan
(32° 22´, 35° 36´); (32° 22´, 35° 36´)

Jabesh-Gilead : a town of Gilead 20 km SE of Beth-Shan
(32° 22´, 35° 36´); (32° 22´, 35° 36´)

Jezreel : a resident of the town or region of Jezreel
(31° 32´, 35° 5´); (32° 33´, 35° 19´); (32° 33´, 35° 19´)

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

Judah : the son of Jacob and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,a tribe, the land/country,a son of Joseph; the father of Simeon; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Jacob/Israel and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,the tribe of Judah,citizens of the southern kingdom of Judah,citizens of the Persian Province of Judah; the Jews who had returned from Babylonian exile,"house of Judah", a phrase which highlights the political leadership of the tribe of Judah,"king of Judah", a phrase which relates to the southern kingdom of Judah,"kings of Judah", a phrase relating to the southern kingdom of Judah,"princes of Judah", a phrase relating to the kingdom of Judah,the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah, and also the extended territory of the southern kingdom of Judah,the Province of Judah under Persian rule,"hill country of Judah", the relatively cool and green central highlands of the territory of Judah,"the cities of Judah",the language of the Jews; Hebrew,head of a family of Levites who returned from Exile,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,a man who was second in command of Jerusalem; son of Hassenuah of Benjamin,a Levite in charge of the songs of thanksgiving in Nehemiah's time,a leader who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah of Asaph dedicate Nehemiah's wall
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

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

Nabal : a man who was a rich descendant of Caleb in David's time

Ner : a man of Benjamin; father of Kish, the father of King Saul

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

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