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The Masoretic Text of 2 Samuel 17:25 calls Abigail the daughter of Nahash. While it is possible that Jesse's wife had first married been to Nahash (and Abigail was David's half-sister), scholars think that Nahash is a typographic error, [4] based on the appearance of the name two verses later. [4] [5]
Having subjected the occupants to a siege, the population sought terms for surrender, and were told by Nahash that they had a choice of death (by the sword) or having their right eyes gouged out. The population obtained seven days' grace from Nahash, during which they would be allowed to seek help from the Israelites , after which they would ...
Nahash of Ammon, a king mentioned in the first Book of Samuel. Another king of the Ammonites of the same name who showed kindness to David during his wanderings (2 Samuel 10:2) is also mentioned. On his death, David sent an embassy of sympathy to Hanun, Nahash's son and successor. The father of Abigail, mother of Amasa, according to 2 Samuel 17:25.
After Abigail reveals to Nabal what she has done, "God struck Nabal and he died" (v. 38), after which David married her. Abigail is described as intelligent and beautiful. The Talmud amplifies this idea, mentioning her as being one of the "four women of surpassing beauty in the world" (the other three being Rahab, Sarah, and Esther). Being ...
However, since this text would indicate that the father of Abigail and Zeruiah is Nahash rather than Jesse, it would appear that their mother, whose name is unmentioned, married Jesse after the death of Nahash (2 Sam. 10, 1 Sam. 11). Therefore, these women are not Jesse's daughters but half-sisters of David through Nahash's widow.
According to both the Hebrew Bible and the Babylonian Talmud, Zeruiah was a daughter of Jesse and sister of Abigail, to whom reference is made in 1 Chronicles (1 Chronicles 2:13–17) and 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 17:25). Zeruiah had three sons, Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, David's nephews, all of whom were soldiers in David's army. [1]
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Woodcut by Johann Christoph Weigel depicting the death of Amasa, 1695.. Amasa (עמשא) or Amessai [1] is a person mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.His mother was Abigail (2 Samuel 17:25), a sister of King David (1 Chronicles 2:16,17).