Zeruiah - American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Sister of David, and mother of his famous generals, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel, . Her husband is unknown.\par

Zeruiah - Faussets Bible Dictionary

Mother of Abishai (called so from Ishai=Jesse), Joab, and Asahel, *the sons of Zeruiah*; sister of Abigail and of the sons of Jesse (1Ch 2:13-17). The father of her three sons is nowhere mentioned, because their more famous mother challenged the greater attention. Josephus preserves a tradition that he was named Souri (Ant. 7:1, Section 3). Nahash was father of Zeruiah and Abigail. (See NAHASH.) At his death their mother married Jesse, by whom she bore David (2Sa 17:25; 1Ch 2:16). Therefore Zeruiah and Abigail are called *David's (half) sisters,* but not Jesse's daughters.

Zeruiah - Hitchcocks New and Complete Dictionary of the Holy Bible

pain or tribulation of the Lord

Zeruiah - Kitto, John - Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature

Zerui´ah (wounded), daughter of Jesse, sister of David (), and mother of Joab, Abishai, and Asahel (; ; ; ).

Zeruiah - Smiths Bible Dictionary

Zeru'iah. (balsam). The mother of the three leading heroes of David's army -- Abishai, Joah and Asahel -- known as the *sons of Zeruiah.* Of Zeruiah's husband, there is no mention in the Bible. (B.C. before 1046).

Zeruiah - The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

Well known in David's history. Perhaps from Tsarar, chains.

Zeruiah - Thompson Chain Reference TCR

sister of David, mother of Joab, Abishai and Asahel

2Sa 2:18; 2Sa 3:39; 2Sa 16:9; 2Sa 17:25; 1Ch 2:16