Abigail the Sister of David - Abigail — David’s Sister and Mother of Amasa | Women of the Bible
One important distinction first: this is not Abigail, Nabal’s wife who later married David . This study is about the other Abigail—the sister of David and Zeruiah and mother of Amasa . First Chronicles 2:16–17 identifies Abigail and Zeruiah as sisters in David’s family and names Abigail as Amasa’s mother. Second Samuel 17:25 calls Abigail the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah. Because of that difference, some interpreters understand her as David’s half-sister , while the precise family relationship is debated. We should preserve that distinction rather than state the half-sister reconstruction as certain. Primary Scriptures: 1 Chronicles 2:13–17; 2 Samuel 17:25; 19:13; 20:4–12 Study Theme: A Woman Remembered Through Her Family and Her Son Key Scripture: 1 Chronicles 2:16–17 Her Story There are two different women named Abigail associated with David in Scripture. The better-known Abigail was the wife of Nabal who later became David’s wife. This Abigail is a differ...