Abishai
son of Zeruiah and Joab's brother (1SA 26:6), chief of "the thirty" of David's men (2SA 23:18)
PersonTribe of Judahmale24 verses
Names
- Abishai — אֲבִישַׁ֨י aviyshay “[my] father is Jesse or father exists” (H52) · Αβεσσα Abessa — 1 Samuel 26:6
- Abshai — אַבְשַׁ֛י abəshai “[my] father is Jesse or father exists” (H52) · Αβεσσα Abessa — 1 Chronicles 2:16
- Ishmaiah — יִשְׁמַעְיָה yishəmaəyah “y-h-v-h heard” (H3460) · Σαμαιας Samaias — 1 Chronicles 12:4
Siblings
- brother of Joab (son of Zeruiah, commander of David's army)
- brother of Asahel (brother of Joab and Abishai, sixth of "the…) (inferred)
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
Appearances
Topical references
- Son of Zeruiah, David's sister — 1 Chronicles 2:16
- One of David's chief men — 2 Samuel 23:18
- Seeks Saul's life — 1 Samuel 26:6
- Pursues and kills Abner — 2 Samuel 2:24; 2 Samuel 3:30
- Defeats the Edomites — 1 Chronicles 18:12
- Defeats the Ammonites — 2 Samuel 10:10; 2 Samuel 10:14
- Seeks the life of Shimei — 2 Samuel 16:9; 2 Samuel 19:21
- Leads a division of David's army against Absalom — 2 Samuel 18:2; 2 Samuel 18:5
- Overthrows Sheba — 2 Samuel 20:1
- Saves David from being slain by a Philistine — 2 Samuel 21:17
- Obtains water from the well of Bethlehem for David — 1 Chronicles 11:15
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.