Text: 1 Chronicles 2:3-17
OT Text Referred to: 2 Samuel 2:18
Subject: Asahel's genealogy in David's family
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: 2 Samuel 2:18 introduces Asahel as "one of the three sons of Zeruiah" (שְׁלֹשָׁה בְנֵי צְרוּיָה, sheloshah benei Tseruyah), emphasizing his identity through his mother's lineage within the narrative of the battle of Gibeon. 1 Chronicles 2:3-17 provides the comprehensive genealogy that contextualizes this family: Zeruiah is David's sister, making Asahel, Joab, and Abishai David's nephews. The Chronicler's genealogical register thus supplies the kinship framework that the Samuel narrative assumes its readers know. This connection shows how Chronicles' genealogies function as interpretive keys for understanding the political dynamics of David's court, where family loyalty and tribal allegiance shaped military leadership.