Learned Something New!

[Ukulelemike]

Its always a good day when you're reading the Bible and you learn something new.

 

Of course, as a pastor, it always makes me feel like I'm behind the ball.

 

Anyways, just a simple fact I came across. I was reading through 1Chronicles 1&2, all those names and begats that so often we find ourselves skimming over. Well, I wasn't skimming last night, and I discovered, much to my surprise, that King David and Joab, his captain, were related, and closely-Joab was David's Nephew! I never knew that!

 

1Chron 2:13-16:

"And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, Ozem the sixth, David the seventh: Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three."

 

I honestly never saw that! I love when I learn something new! Even if its just a simple factoid like this, it just proves that the Bible is so full of things to learn, we'll never get it all in this life. 

[John81]

That might help to further explain why David put up with Joab as he did and left it to his son Solomon to deal with him.

[OLD fashioned preacher]

and Ahithophel was quick to side with Absalom against David because he (Ahithophel) was Bath-Sheba's uncle.

[Ukulelemike]

and Ahithophel was quick to side with Absalom against David because he (Ahithophel) was Bath-Sheba's uncle.

Yes, my wife and I were just discussing that last week, as I was preparing a message that had the David/Bathsheba story in it.