Abiathar = "my father is great"

1. priest, son of Ahitub (Ahimelech), faithful to David, but later rebelled with Adonijah

Adonijah = "my lord is Jehovah"

1. fourth son of David and Solomon's rival for the throne

2. Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law

3. a chief of the people who co-operated with Nehemiah

after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)

1. as an adverb

   1. behind (of place)

   2. afterwards (of time)

2. as a preposition

   1. behind, after (of place)

   2. after (of time)

   3. besides

3. as a conjunction

   1. after that

4. as a substantive

   1. hinder part

5. with other prepositions

   1. from behind

   2. from following after

son, grandson, child, member of a group

1. son, male child

2. grandson

3. children (pl. - male and female)

4. youth, young men (pl.)

5. young (of animals)

6. sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]

7. people (of a nation) (pl.)

8. of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)

9. a member of a guild, order, class

speech, word, speaking, thing

1. speech

2. saying, utterance

3. word, words

4. business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out

1. (Qal)

   1. —

      1. to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass

      2. to come about, come to pass

   2. to come into being, become

      1. to arise, appear, come

      2. to become

         1. to become

         2. to become like

         3. to be instituted, be established

   3. to be

      1. to exist, be in existence

      2. to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)

      3. to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)

      4. to accompany, be with

2. (Niphal)

   1. to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about

   2. to be done, be finished, be gone

Joab = "Jehovah is father"

1. son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army

2. a Judaite descendant of Kenaz

3. a post exilic family

priest, principal officer or chief ruler

1. priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)

2. pagan priests

3. priests of Jehovah

4. Levitical priests

5. Zadokite priests

6. Aaronic priests

7. the high priest

to help, succour, support

1. (Qal) to help

2. (Niphal) to be helped

3. (Hiphil) to help

with

1. with

2. against

3. toward

4. as long as

5. beside, except

6. in spite of

Zeruiah = "balsam"

1. sister of David and mother of the 3 leading heroes of David's army - Abishai, Joab, and Asahel