Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.
1 Chronicles 2:16 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. American Standard Version (1901) and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. Common English Bible Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s family: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel—three in all. Catholic Public Domain Version Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And their sisters were Sarvia, and Abigail. The sons of Sarvia: Abisai, Joab, and Asael, three. |
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.
And Absalom set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Israelite, that went in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.
And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the LORD reward the wicked doer according to his wickedness.
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.
And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.