Ahio >>. The Bible says Saul became king in the prime of life, and he ruled Israel 40 years before dying on the battlefield. 1 Samuel 25:43 David also tookAhinoam of Jezreel; and they became both of them his wives. Which could help explain Saul's unrelenting hatred and pursuit of David. A Jezreelitess, the first wife of David (1 Samuel 25:43; 27:3). All references to her occur with, or in close literary proximity to, Abigail (another wife of David, king of Israel, c. 1005–965 b.c.e.). Ahinoam was the first wife of David {after he fled Michal and King Saul}. Three times they are mentioned together, Ahinoam always first (1 Samuel 27:3; 1 Samuel 30:5 2 Samuel 2:2), and Ahinoam is the mother of David's first son and Abigail of his second (2 Samuel 3:2 1 Chronicles 3:1).

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My goal is to help women who are hurting to discover  there is hope, faith and love regardless of what she may be dealing with and to grow in her faith. de Samaria). (. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. “The Political Import of David’s Marriages.” Journal of Biblical Literature 99 (1980): 507–18. Thanks for your writings. ... 1 Samuel 14:50 and the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. One of the sons of Shammai, of the children of Ezra (1 Chronicles 4:20; Comp. If Saul's wife Ahinoam was the same woman whom David also took to wife (as a claim to the throne), this would violate the character and motive of David to rely upon God's providence with regard to Saul and the throne.

Following is a list of the wives of David that we know the names of, along with where they were from, and Bible verses that mention them.

(2.) Ahinoam is a Hebrew Bible character appearing in the Book of Samuel as King David’s wife and mother of his eldest son, Amnom. Thus King Saul had to have been about 35 when he became king, and his wife Ahinoam was then at least 30 (if 13 when she had Jonathan). According to Wikipedia the name Ahinoam means pleasant. .../j/jezreel.htm - 27k, 1 Samuel 14:50and the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. Tnx.

Ahinoam, said to come from Jezreel, is King David’s wife and the mother of his eldest son, Amnon.


(, A native of Jezreel who was married to David during his wandering life. There are no other biblical passages that describe the marriage of King David and Ahinoam other than she became the mother of David’s first son (2 Samuel 3:2; 1 Chronicles 3:1). Levenson, John D., and Baruch Halpern. The last reference to Ahinoam occurs in the list of David’s sons born at Hebron (2 Sam 3:2–5; 1 Chr 3:1–4), where she is noted in the first (Abigail is in the second) of six mother-son references. de Samaria). (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV), 1 Samuel 30:5 David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

Saul's first and possibly only wife could not have been the Ahinoam mentioned in connection with Abigail, because she would have been at least 70 when he took her to wife--definitely too old to bear him a child without it being remarked as a miracle.
The other Ahinoam is a Jezreelite and one of the first three wives of David (1 Samuel 25:43), and one of the two who were abducted from Ziklag by Amalekites (the other being Abigail). Ahinoam, said to come from Jezreel, is King David’s wife and the mother of his eldest son, Amnon. The eldest was by Ahinoam, and he was called Arenon; the second was Daniel, by his wife Abigail; the name of the third was Absalom, by Maacah, the daughter of ... /.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 how david reigned.htm, How David, when He had Twice the Opportunity of Killing Saul did ... ... Now the king received both him and his men, and gave them a place to inhabit in. The record really represents David's polygamy as a series of bids for political influence; the names of Amnon, Absalom, Adonijah suggest that the method was not finally a success.Willis J. Beecher, The Bright Dawn of a Reign ... And He said, Unto Hebron.2. Welcome to my virtual home. Wife of King David of Israel

The last reference to Ahinoam occurs in the list of David’s sons born at Hebron (2 Sam 3:2–5; 1 Chr 3:1–4), where she is noted in the first (Abigail is in the second) of six mother-son references. 1.

However, if Ahinoam’s son Amnon was David’s firstborn son (as both lists of sons affirm), then the order of their names might indicate Ahinoam’s status as the crown prince’s mother. Because she is roughly a contemporary of David’s wife, it is possible that “Ahinoam of Jezreel” is Saul’s wife Ahinoam. (, A native of Jezreel who was married to David during his wandering life. She was also taken captive when the Amalekites raided Ziklag, which was David’s Philistine base. If David was in his late teens or early twenties, roughly the same age as Johnatha, then Ahinoam would have been in her early thirties.

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