1 Chronicles 2:16
“Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. Who yet is not thought to be the same Bezaleel we read of in Exo 31:2 though…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Sisters - i. e. half-sisters. Abigail and Zeruiah were daughters not of Jesse, but of a certain Nahash, whose widow…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 2:1-17
Here is, I. The family of Jacob. His twelve sons are here named, that illustrious number so often celebrated almost…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
sons of Zeruiah Joab and his brothers are always thus named after their mother; probably their father died while they…
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