2 Samuel 2:1--4:12

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

Abital : a woman; David's wife

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

Absalom : the son of David and Maacah

Adonijah : son of David and Haggith,a Levite whom King Jehoshaphat commissioned to teach the law,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law

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

Aiah : son of Zibeon son of Seir,father of Rizpah, Saul's concubine

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

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

Arabah : a town of Judea west of Jerusalem on the border of Benjamin
(32° 1´, 35° 31´); (31° 50´, 35° 30´)

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)

Baanah : son of Rimmon and a Benjamite captain of Ishbosheth's army,a man of Netophah; father of Heled, one of David's mighty men.,a leader returned exiles who pledged to keep God's law

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

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´)

Beeroth : a resident(s) of the town of Beeroth
(31° 54´, 35° 13´)

Beerothite : a resident(s) of the town of Beeroth
(31° 54´, 35° 13´)

Benjamin : the tribe of Benjamin of Israel

Benjaminites : the tribe of Benjamin of Israel

Bethlehem : a town 8 km south of Jerusalem,a town of Zebulun 10 km west of Nazareth and 15 km SW of Cana SMM,a town of Judah 8 km south. of Jerusalem
(31° 42´, 35° 12´); (32° 44´, 35° 11´)

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

Chileab : son of David and Abigail

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

Eglah : wife of king David

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

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

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´)

Gittaim : a town of Benjamin 20 km SE of Joppa & 12 km north. of Ekron (SMM)
(31° 57´, 34° 57´)

Haggith : wife of David; mother of Adonijah

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

Ithream : son of David and Eglah

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

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´)

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´)

Laish : a town taken over by Danites 40 km north of Lake Galilee & 25 km SW of Mt. Hermon,father of Palti of Gallim to whom Saul gave Michal, David's wife
(31° 47´, 35° 15´)

Maacah : members of the clan of Maacah
(33° 12´, 36° 30´); (33° 12´, 36° 30´)

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

Michal : daughter of Saul; wife of David

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

Paltiel : son of Azzan; Moses' land distribution deputy for Issachar,son of Laish of Gallim

Philistines : a sea people coming from Crete in 1200BC to the coast of Canaan
(33° 33´, 35° 21´)

Rechab : a clan of Judah,son of Rimmon of Benjamin; a captain in Saul's army,father of Jehonadab, a friend of Jehu, King of Israel,father of Malchijah, ruler of the district of Beth-Haccherem
(31° 42´, 35° 12´)

Rimmon : a town of Simeon and Judah, 14 km north of Beer-Sheba,a town of Zebulun 26 km ESE of Acco & 20 km west of Hamath,a rock; a prominent landmark in Benjamin, 6 km east of Bethel,a man of Benjamin from Beeroth; father of Baanah and Rechab,a pagan god of storms
(34° 21´, 36° 23´); (31° 22´, 34° 51´); (31° 22´, 34° 51´); (31° 56´, 35° 17´); (34° 21´, 36° 23´); (32° 46´, 35° 19´); (32° 46´, 35° 19´)

Rizpah : daughter of Aiah; concubine of king Saul

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

Shephatiah : son of David and Abital,son of Reuel of Benjamin whose descendants returned from exile,one of the Benjamite men who defected to David at Ziklag,son of Maacah; David's chief officer over the Simeonites,son of King Jehoshaphat,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,leader of "Solomon's Servants" Clansmen back from exile,forefather of a clan returned from exile headed by Zebadiah,son of Ma-Halalel of Judah,son of Mattan; a prince who charged Jeremiah with treason

Sirah : name of a well (and possibly a town, modern Ain Sarah (IBD)
(31° 32´, 35° 5´)

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

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

Ziklag : a town in SE Judah; home of the Shime-i Clan of Simeon
(31° 22´, 34° 52´)