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Eglah
One of David's wives during the reign at Hebron and the mother of his sixth son Ithream. She is the only one of the six whom the lists identify explicitly as 'David's wife', a phrase that has puzzled readers ever since; 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 sixth, Ithream, of Eglah, David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
2 Samuel 3:5 — Mother of Ithream
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.