Ahinoam
the name means brother of pleasantness Strong's Lexicon
Ahinoam of Jezreel was one of David's wives and the mother of his firstborn son, Amnon.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Brother of pleasantness = pleasant. (1.) The daughter of Ahimaaz, and wife of Saul (1 Sam. 14:50).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Partners
David
Children
Amnon
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at 1 Samuel 25:43.
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Verses that name Ahinoam
- 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 2:2 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 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;