Nahash

We only know that Scripture mentions Zeruiah and Abigail as sisters of David and daughters of Nahash (instead of Jesse). Various explanations have been offered.

  1. The daughters of Nahash could have been adopted and raised by Jesse.
  2. Nahash could be another name for Jesse.

Since we don't have any other links from Nahash to Jesse, we followed the 1st option and made Zeruiah and Abigail half-sisters of David.

Profile

Name (1st Mention)
Nahash  /naw-khawsh'/
Aliases
Jesse
Title
Father of David's Half-Sisters
Tags
Israelites, Judahites
Children
Zeruiah, Abigail

Verses

2 Samuel 17:25