Note 501 — Chapter VI · THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MONARCHY (continued 2)
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This was Ithra who ‘went in’ to Abigail, the daughter of Nahash, the sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother (2 Sam. xvii. 25). The form of expression may imply that Abigail was seduced. If so, the hostility of Joab would be easily accounted for.