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Abital
One of David's wives during his reign at Hebron, and the mother of his fifth son Shephatiah. She is named only in the two lists of the sons born to David there; nothing else is recorded of her.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Family & lineage
Where in scripture
2 Samuel1 Chroniclesand the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
2 Samuel 3:4 — Mother of Shephatiah
the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife:
1 Chronicles 3:3
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.