2 Samuel 3:3

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The second was Chileab, ⌞born⌟ to Abigail (who had been Nabal’s wife) from Carmel. The third was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah (the daughter of King Talmai) from Geshur.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:1

After this, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.

2 Samuel 14:23

So Joab went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 14:24

But the king said, “Absalom should return to his own house. He will not see me.” So Absalom returned to his house and didn’t see the king.

2 Samuel 14:32

Absalom answered Joab, “I sent someone to tell you to come here because I wanted to send you to the king to ask him why I had to come from Geshur. It would be better for me if I were still there. Let me see the king now! If I’m guilty of a sin, he should kill me.”

2 Samuel 15:7

Four years later Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron and keep the vow I made to the Lord.

2 Samuel 15:8

I made a vow while I was living at Geshur in Aram. I said, ‘If the Lord will bring me back to Jerusalem, I will serve the Lord.’ ”

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was shaken ⌞by the news⌟. He went to the room above the gate and cried. “My son Absalom!” he said as he went. “My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died in your place! Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 2:2

David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail (who had been Nabal’s wife) from Carmel.

1 Kings 1:6

His father had never confronted him by asking why he was doing this.

1 Kings 2:15

He said, “You know the kingship was mine. All Israel expected me to be their king. But the kingship has been turned over to my brother because the Lord gave it to him.

1 Chronicles 3:1

These were David’s sons who were born to him while he was in Hebron: His first son was Amnon, ⌞born⌟ to Ahinoam from Jezreel. The second was Daniel, ⌞born⌟ to Abigail from Carmel.

1 Chronicles 3:2

The third was Absalom, ⌞born⌟ to Maacah (the daughter of King Talmai) from Geshur. The fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith.

Deuteronomy 3:14

Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole territory of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites. The settlements in Bashan he named Havvoth Jair after himself. This is still their name today.)

Joshua 13:13

But the Israelites did not force out the people of Geshur and Maacath. So they still live in Israel today.

1 Samuel 25:3

This man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was sensible and beautiful, but he was harsh and mean. He was a descendant of Caleb.

1 Samuel 25:42

Then Abigail quickly got up and rode on a donkey with five of her female servants following her. So she went with David’s messengers and became his wife.

1 Samuel 27:8

Then David and his men went to raid the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (They lived in the territory which extends from Telaim  to Shur and Egypt.)