2 Samuel 2:1--8:18

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

Abinadab : the Levite who received the ark back from the Philistines,the son of Jesse, David's brother,the son of Saul of Benjami

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

Ahilud : father of Jehoshaphat and Baana

Ahimelech : priest (Eli Ithamar) of Nob, whom Saul killed; Ahimelech I,a priest, Ahimelech II; son of Abiathar son of Ahimelech I,a man who was part of David's fugitive band; a Hittite

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

Ahio : son of the Levite Abinadab in David's time,son of Beriah of Benjamin,son of Jeiel of Benjamin

Ahitub : chief priest Ahitub I; son of Phinehas II son of Eli,chief priest Ahitub II; son of Amariah I (WZ-466),chief priest, Ahitub III; son of Amariah II

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

Amalek : members of the nation of Amalek
(30° 39´, 34° 50´); (31° 42´, 35° 12´); (31° 42´, 35° 12´)

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

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

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

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´)

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)

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´)

Baale-Judah : a town 12 km WNW of Jerusalem, bordering Judah, Benjamin & Dan
(31° 46´, 34° 59´)

Baale-judah : a town 12 km WNW of Jerusalem, bordering Judah, Benjamin & Dan
(31° 46´, 34° 59´)

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´)

Benaiah : son of Jehoiada; commander of King Solomon's army,son of Jehoiada of Pirathon in Ephraim; one of David's elite,head of a large influential family of Simeon in Hezekiah's time,a Levite worship leader in David's time,a priest in David's time,father of Jehoiada, one of king David's counselors,son of Jeiel; a priest under Jehoshaphat,a man who was a temple helper in the time of Hezekiah,a layman of the Parosh clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Pahath-Moab clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Bani clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Nebo clan who put away his heathen wife,the father of Pelatiah, a wicked counselor exposed by Ezekiel

Benjamin : the tribe of Benjamin of Israel

Benjaminites : the tribe of Benjamin of Israel

Berothai : a town between Hamath and Damascus (OS)
(33° 55´, 36° 9´); (33° 55´, 36° 9´)

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´)

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

Chileab : son of David and Abigail

City of David : the capital of Israel, on the border of Benjamin and Judah

city of David : the capital of Israel, on the border of Benjamin and Judah

Damascus : a city-state in Syria, located near Mt. Hermon at the edge of the Syrian desert (OS),a town near Mt. Hermon at the edge of the Syrian desert (OS)
(33° 31´, 36° 18´)

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

Edom : resident(s) of the region of Edom
(34° 50´, 39° 7´); (33° 12´, 36° 30´); (35° 5´, 42° 0´); (30° 44´, 35° 36´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (33° 31´, 36° 18´)

Edomite : resident(s) of the region of Edom
(34° 50´, 39° 7´); (33° 12´, 36° 30´); (35° 5´, 42° 0´); (30° 44´, 35° 36´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (33° 31´, 36° 18´)

Eglah : wife of king David

Egypt : descendants of Mizraim
(30° 6´, 31° 20´); (30° 6´, 31° 20´)

Eliada : father of Rezon, king of Damascus in Solomon's time,son of David born in Jerusalem,a Benjamite commander under Jehoshaphat

Elishama : son of Ammihud of Ephraim; Moses' deputy over Ephraim,Elishama I; son of David,son of David; Elishama II,son of Jekamiah of Judah,grandfather of Ishmael who killed Gedaliah; the father of Nethaniah,a man who was the secretary of King Jehoiakim,a priest whom King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law in Judah

Elishua : son of David born in Jerusalem

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

Euphrates : a large river which joins the Tigris river before flowing into the Persian Gulf,a river flowing from eastern Turkey to the Persian Gulf
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (35° 5´, 40° 25´); (33° 14´, 33° 28´)

Geba : a town of Judah 8 km north of Jerusalem, 5 km east of Gibeon (SMM)
(31° 51´, 35° 15´); (31° 50´, 35° 11´); (31° 50´, 35° 11´); (31° 49´, 35° 13´); (31° 25´, 35° 7´); (31° 50´, 35° 11´)

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

Gezer : a town of Ephraim 25 km SE of Joppa & 12 km NW of Beth-Shemesh
(31° 52´, 34° 55´)

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´)

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

Hadadezer : son of Rehob; King of Zobah defeated by David

Haggith : wife of David; mother of Adonijah

hamath : a town of Syria on the Orontes between Aleppo and Damascus (OS)
(35° 8´, 36° 44´); (33° 7´, 35° 9´); (35° 8´, 36° 44´); (34° 18´, 36° 55´)

Hamath : a town of unknown location
(35° 8´, 36° 44´); (33° 7´, 35° 9´); (35° 8´, 36° 44´); (34° 18´, 36° 55´)

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´)

Hiram : son of Bela son of Benjamin,king of Tyre in David and Solomon's time,son of a man of Tyre and a woman of Naphtali

Ibhar : son of David

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´)

Japhia : king of Lachish in Joshua's time,a place marking part of the border of Zebulun,son of David
(32° 41´, 35° 16´)

Jebusite : resident(s) of the town of Jebus (Jerusalem)
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Jehoiada : a chief priest; father of Benaiah, head of David's body guard,chief priest under Athaliah and Joash,a prince of the house of Aaron who defected to David with his men,a man who was a counselor of King David,a chief priest in the time of Jeremiah,son of Eliashib the high priest in Nehemiah's time

Jehoshaphat : the son and successor of king Asa of Judah; the father of Jehoram; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Ahilud; a recorder for King Solomon,an officer over collecting food supplies for King Solomon from Issachar; son of Paruah,son of Asa; King of Judah,son of Nimshi; father of King Jehu of Israel,a situation ("valley") of being judged (OS)

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´)

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

Joram : a son of Jehoshaphat; the father of Uzziah; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of Toi or Tou, king of Hamath,son and successor of King Jehoshaphat of Judah,second son and second successor of King Ahab of Israel,son of Jeshaiah; a Levitical chief treasurer whose descendants returned from exile

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

Metheg-ammah : a town of the Philistines
(31° 41´, 34° 50´)

Metheg-Ammah : a town of the Philistines
(31° 41´, 34° 50´)

Michal : daughter of Saul; wife of David

Millo : a section of Jerusalem just north of the "City of David"
(33° 31´, 36° 18´); (32° 35´, 35° 10´); (32° 12´, 35° 16´); (40° 3´, 45° 2´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Moab : resident(s) of the country of Moab
(31° 29´, 35° 46´)

Moabite : a female descendant of Moab
(31° 29´, 35° 46´)

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

Nacon : a man, town or place that had a threshing floor

Nathan : a son of David; the father of Mattatha; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of David and Bathsheba,brother of Joel in David's army; a prophet,father of Igal, one of David's military elite; a man from Zobah,father of Azariah and Zabud, priestly officials of King Solomon,son of Attai of Judah,brother of Joel, one of David's military elite,one of the leaders Ezra sent to Iddo to ask for recruits,a layman of the Binnui Clan who put away his heathen wife

Nepheg : son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi,son of David

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

Obed-Edom : a man to whom King David gave charge of the ark,a Levite worship leader and porter for the ark in David's time,a man of Gath in whose care David left the ark,a man taken away with the treasures of the temple

Obed-edom : a man to whom King David gave charge of the ark,a Levite worship leader and porter for the ark in David's time,a man of Gath in whose care David left the ark,a man taken away with the treasures of the temple

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

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

Perez-uzzah : a place where God killed Uzzah when he touched the ark.
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Perez-Uzzah : a place where God killed Uzzah when he touched the ark.
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

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´)

Rehob : a town of Asher given to the Gershonites,father of Hadadezer, king of Zobah whom David defeated,son of Henadad, a Levite who covenanted to obey God's law
(33° 13´, 35° 32´); (33° 7´, 35° 9´); (32° 57´, 35° 12´)

Rephaim : a tall ancient people in the land east of the Jordan,a fertile valley on the boundary of Judah and Benjamin (OS)
(32° 48´, 35° 56´)

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

Seraiah : secretary of King David,a high priest; son of Azariah III,son of Tanhumeth; a militia leader who rallied to Gedaliah,son of Kenaz son of Jephunneh of Judah,son of Asiel; ancestor of a large influential family of Simeon,priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel,son of Hilkiah; head of the priestly clan of Immer in Jerusalem,son of Azriel; a prince in the time of Jehoiakim,son of Neriah; quartermaster deported to Babylon with Zedekiah

Shammua : son of Zaccur of Reuben; the spy sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan,son of David and Bathsheba,father of Abda, a Levite returned from exile,priestly head of the house of Bilgah under High Priest Joiakim

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

Shobab : son of David and Bath-Sheba,son of Caleb --son of Hezron of Judah-- and Azubah, his wife

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

Solomon : the tenth son of David; the father of Rehoboam; an ancestor of Jesus; the third king of Israel.,son of David and Bath-Sheba; successor of King David

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´)

Syrian : members of the nation of Syria
(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

Toi : king of Hamath and friend of king David

Tyre : a resident of the town of Tyre
(33° 16´, 35° 11´)

Uzzah : son Abinadab, the Levite who kept the ark for David,son of Shimei, a Levite of the clan of Merari
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

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

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

Zion : one of the hills on which Jerusalem was built; the temple area; the city of Jerusalem; God's people,a town and citidel; an ancient part of Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Zobah : a region in central Syria (ZD)
(34° 18´, 36° 55´)