Abishai
: the son of Zeruiah, David's sister; brother of Joab 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 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 Amalek
: members of the nation of Amalek
(30° 39´, 34° 50´);
(31° 42´, 35° 12´);
(31° 42´, 35° 12´)
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 Ammonites
: the tribe/nation of people descended from Ben-Ammi, Lot's son,Territory of the tribe/nation of Ammon
(31° 57´, 35° 55´)
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´)
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 Berothai
: a town between Hamath and Damascus (OS) (33° 55´, 36° 9´);
(33° 55´, 36° 9´)
Beth-rehob
: a region in the Vale of Lebanon, north of Laish in Dan (OS) (33° 13´, 35° 32´)
Beth-Rehob
: a region in the Vale of Lebanon, north of Laish in Dan (OS) (33° 13´, 35° 32´)
Beyond the Euphrates
: the region of Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates (31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(35° 5´, 40° 25´);
(33° 14´, 33° 28´)
beyond the Euphrates
: the region of Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates (31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(35° 5´, 40° 25´);
(33° 14´, 33° 28´)
Cherethites
: a tribe of Philistines in southern Canaan (YC),officers who formed part of David's guard (35° 10´, 25° 0´)
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´)
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´)
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´)
Hadadezer
: son of Rehob; King of Zobah defeated by David
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´)
Hanun
: son and successor of Ammonite King Nahash in David's time,son of Zalaph; a repairman of the wall next to the East Gate,a repairman of the Valley Gate in the city wall Helam
: a town of Transjordania about 60 miles east of Lake. Galilee (OS) (32° 11´, 35° 42´)
Israel
: a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
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)
Jericho
: a town five miles west of the Jordan and 15 miles northeast of Jerusalem,a town of Benjamin 11 km NW of the mouth of the Jordan River
(31° 52´, 35° 26´)
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
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´)
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´)
Maacah
: members of the clan of Maacah (33° 12´, 36° 30´);
(33° 12´, 36° 30´)
Machir
: son of Manasseh (Joseph); father of Hezron's wife and of Gilead,son of Ammiel at Lo-Debar; Mephibosheth's friend 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´)
Mica
: son of Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul,son of Zichri; a Levite whose descendants returned from exile,son of Henadad, a Levite; a signer of the covenant,son of Zabdi in the time of the exiles' return Moab
: resident(s) of the country of Moab
(31° 29´, 35° 46´)
Moabite
: a female descendant of Moab (31° 29´, 35° 46´)
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). Philistines
: a sea people coming from Crete in 1200BC to the coast of Canaan
(33° 33´, 35° 21´)
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´)
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 Shobach
: the commander of the Syrian army which opposed 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´)
Tob
: a region probably north of the Jabbok in north Transjordania (OS) (32° 33´, 36° 14´)
Toi
: king of Hamath and friend of king David 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 Zobah
: a region in central Syria (ZD) (34° 18´, 36° 55´)
