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Ahinoam

Mentioned in 6 verses across 3 books, first in 1 Samuel 25:43. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

All 6 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

1 Samuel

  • 1 Samuel 25:43

    David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.

  • 1 Samuel 27:3

    David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.

  • 1 Samuel 30:5

    David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.

2 Samuel

  • 2 Samuel 2:2

    So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

  • 2 Samuel 3:2

    And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;

1 Chronicles

  • 1 Chronicles 3:1

    These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

A Jezreelitess, the first wife of David (1 Sam. 25:43; 27:3). She was the mother of Amnon (2 Sam. 3:2). (See 1 Sam. 30:5, 18; 2 Sam. 2:2.)

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