Text: 1 Chronicles 2:3
OT Text Referred to: 2 Samuel 2:18
Subject: genealogies of Judah through family of David
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: 2 Samuel 2:18 identifies Asahel as a son of Zeruiah, swift as a wild gazelle, in the context of the battle between David's and Ish-bosheth's forces. 1 Chronicles 2:3ff traces the genealogy of Judah through Jesse to David, with 2:16 identifying Zeruiah and Abigail as David's sisters. The genealogical connection establishes that Asahel, Joab, and Abishai were David's nephews — a kinship that explains why these three warriors held such prominent positions in David's military establishment. The Chronicler's systematic tracing of the Judahite line (שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה, shevet Yehudah) from Judah through David provides the dynastic framework that undergirds the entire Samuel narrative.