So David went up there, along with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel , and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. David brought up the men who were with him, every one with his household; and they settled in the towns of Hebron.
2 Samuel 3:2:
His second, Chileab, of Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; the third, Absalom son of Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur.
And the sixth [son of David], Ithream, of David's wife Eglah. These were born to David in Hebron.
We Eglah was David's wife, ant that she gave birth to his sixth son while David ruled over Judah.
1 Chronicles 3:1-2:
These are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite; the third Absalom, son of Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth Adonijah, son of Haggith; the fifth Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth Ithream, by his wife Eglah;
The fourth [son of David], Adonijah son of Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah son of Abital.
From events surrounding this verse, we know Abital gave birth to Shephatiah during David's reign over Judah. We do not know if Abital was David's wife, concubine or liaison--the Bible does not state she is a wife.
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Old Testament Women-1 Samuel
