A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.26.6; daughter of: Jesse (H3448) and Nahash (H5176I); sister of: David (H1732), Eliab (H0446I), Abinadab (H0041I), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H0684), Abigail (H0026H)(?) and Elihu (H0453J), Shimeah (H8093) § Zeruiah = "balsam" sister of David and mother of the 3 leading heroes of David's army-Abishai, Joab, and Asahel
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H6870 — צְרוּיָה
tse.ru.yah · Zeruiah · Hebrew/Aramaic
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1 Samuel 26:6 · צְרוּיָ֜הAnd David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” “I will go with you,” answered Abishai.2 Samuel 2:13 · צְרוּיָ֜הSo Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two groups took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.2 Samuel 2:18 · צְרוּיָ֔הThe three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,2 Samuel 3:39 · צְרוּיָ֖הAnd I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”2 Samuel 8:16 · צְרוּיָ֖הJoab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;2 Samuel 14:1 · צְרֻיָ֑הNow Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.2 Samuel 16:9 · צְרוּיָה֙Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”2 Samuel 16:10 · צְרֻיָ֑הBut the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”2 Samuel 17:25 · צְרוּיָ֖הAbsalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.2 Samuel 18:2 · צְרוּיָה֙He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”2 Samuel 19:21 · צְרוּיָה֙But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”2 Samuel 19:22 · צְרוּיָ֔הAnd David replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my adversaries today? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? Am I not indeed aware that today I am king over Israel?”2 Samuel 21:17 · צְרוּיָ֔הBut Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”2 Samuel 23:18 · צְרוּיָ֗הNow Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he wielded his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.2 Samuel 23:37 · צְרֻיָֽה׃ סZelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,1 Kings 1:7 · צְרוּיָ֔הSo Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him.1 Kings 2:5 · צְרוּיָ֗הMoreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.1 Kings 2:22 · צְרוּיָֽה׃ פKing Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”1 Chronicles 2:16 · צְרוּיָ֣ה · צְרוּיָ֗הTheir sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.1 Chronicles 11:6 · צְרוּיָ֖הNow David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.1 Chronicles 11:39 · צְרוּיָֽה׃ סZelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,1 Chronicles 18:12 · צְרוּיָ֗הMoreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.1 Chronicles 18:15 · צְרוּיָ֖הJoab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;1 Chronicles 26:28 · צְרוּיָ֑הEverything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of Shelomith and his brothers.1 Chronicles 27:24 · צְרוּיָ֜הJoab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. For because of this census wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not entered in the Book of the Chronicles of King David.