Ahinoam

Two women in Samuel share this name, and Nave’s gathers them together. The better known is Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, one of David’s wives while he is on the run from Saul. She travels with him to the Philistine city of Gath, and when raiders burn Ziklag and carry the families off, she is taken too. Then 1 Samuel 30:18 says “David rescued his two wives.” Her son Amnon is David’s firstborn, born at Hebron, as 2 Samuel 3:2 notes. For the story around her, read 1 Samuel 30, where a lost family is found again.

5 verses

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 25:43

David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.

1 Samuel 27:3

And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.

1 Samuel 30:5

And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

1 Samuel 30:18

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 3:2

And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Matthew George Easton, 1897

Brother of pleasantness = pleasant. (1.) The daughter of Ahimaaz, and wife of Saul (1 Sam. 14:50).

(2.) A Jezreelitess, the first wife of David (1 Sam. 25:43; 27:3). She was the mother of Amnon (2 Sam. 3:2). (See 1 Sam. 30:5, 18; 2 Sam. 2:2.)

From Smith's Bible Dictionary

William Smith, 1884

(brother of grace , i.e. gracious).

(1.) The daughter of Ahimaaz and wife of Saul. (1 Samuel 14:50) (B.C. about 1090.)

(2.) A native of Jezreel who was married to David during his wandering life. (1 Samuel 25:43) (B.C. 1060.) She lived with him and his other wife Abigail at the court of Achish, (1 Samuel 27:3) was taken prisoner with her by the Amalekites when they plundered Ziklag, (1 Samuel 30:5) but was rescued by David. (1 Samuel 30:18)

Based on Nave's Topical Bible by Orville J. Nave (1896). Dictionary entries from Easton's Bible Dictionary and Smith's Bible Dictionary. Public domain. KJV scripture text, public domain.