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Abital

2 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

The verses

The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.

2 Samuel 3:4Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave Wife of David
And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
1 Chronicles 3:3Smith · ISBE · Nave Wife of David
The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.

In the reference works

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references

Father of dew; i.e., “fresh”, David’s fifth wife (2 Sam. 3:4).

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references

(father of the dew), one of David’s wives. (2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 3:3)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references

ab'-i-tal, a-bi'-tal ('abhiTal, "my father is dew"): One of the wives of King David. In the duplicated list (2Sa 3:4; 1Ch 3:3) in which the sons born to David in Hebron are mentioned and numbered, the fifth is said to be Shephatiah the son of Abital.

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 2 references, grouped by sub-topic

→ Wife of David 2Sa 3:4; 1Ch 3:3

Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

Abital

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