David's Sisters

[duxrow]

Most everyone knows about David's six (or 7) brothers, but his two sisters are mentioned only briefly in 1Chronicles 2:16. We read about his wedding to Abigail w/o realizing how he had both a wife and a sister named Abigail,
and how that may be a type of how Mary has both a husband and a father named Joseph. :huhsign:

1Sam16:10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.

1Chr2:12 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, 2:13 And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, 2:14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 2:15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:

2:16 Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

Abigail and Zeruiah (A-Z) reminds me of the wives of Lamech: Adah & Zillah (A-Z), Gen4:19,
and arouses my suspicion how English might figure here. You think?

[Silence]

I wonder if David got along very well with his sister Zeruiah, since every time her sons caused David problems, he referred to them as the "sons of Zeruiah" (their mother). I don't recall offhand any other instances where sons were referred to according to their mother's name. 1 Chronicles 2 seems to have a lot of references to who was the mother of whom, and which wife it was who bore so-and-so.

[duxrow]

Interesting perspective, Silence -- :yo: and since Abigail is not only 'sister', but also a daughter of Nahash, 2Sam17:25, do you take that to mean Jesse had more than one wife, or do you see something further?

[duxrow]

Another instance, SILENCE, is Jude 14 where Enoch is I.D. as 7th from Adam,
rather than as "Son of Jared". Fits with the "perfect" generation of Noah#10..

Probably more, but can't think of any just now.. :typing: