made by God, the youngest son of Zeruiah, David's sister. He was celebrated for his swiftness of foot. When fighting against Ish-bosheth at Gibeon, in the army of his brother Joab, he was put to death by Abner, whom he pursued from the field of battle (
2 Samuel 2:18 2 Samuel 2:19 ). He is mentioned among David's thirty mighty men (
2 Samuel 23:24 ;
1 Chronicles 11:26 ). Others of the same name are mentioned (
2 Chronicles 17:8 ;
31:13 ;
Ezra 10:15 ).
These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.