Zeruiah
mother of Abishai, Joab (1SA 26:6), and Asahel (2SA 2:18), sister of King David (1CH 2:16)
PersonTribe of Judahfemale25 verses
Names
- Zeruiah — צְרוּיָה tsəruyah “perfumed resin” (H6870) · Σαρουιας Sarouias — 1 Samuel 26:6
Family
- mother of Abishai (inferred)
- mother of Joab (son of Zeruiah, commander of David's army) (inferred)
- mother of Asahel (brother of Joab and Abishai, sixth of "the…) (inferred)
Named together
Appearances
Topical references
- Sister of David — 1 Chronicles 2:16
- Mother of three of David' s great soldiers — 1 Chronicles 2:16; 2 Samuel 2:18; 2 Samuel 3:39; 2 Samuel 16:9; 2 Samuel 17:25
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.