Abigail

Abigail, wife of Nabal and later David

1 Samuel 25 · 1 Samuel 27:3 · 1 Samuel 30:5 · 2 Samuel 2:2 · 2 Samuel 3:3 · 1 Chronicles 3:1

First named in 1 Samuel 25:3, Abigail intervenes when David intends violence against Nabal's household. She brings provisions, speaks directly to David, and is praised by him for her judgment. After Nabal's death she becomes David's wife. Samuel and Chronicles name her as the mother of Chileab, also called Daniel in Chronicles.

Abigail, mother of Amasa

2 Samuel 17:25 · 1 Chronicles 2:16–17

This Abigail is named as Amasa's mother. First Chronicles places Abigail and Zeruiah among David's sisters. Second Samuel calls her a daughter of Nahash, creating a family-detail question that should remain visible rather than being forced into a certainty.

Unresolved question: The wording about Nahash and Jesse in 2 Samuel 17:25 and 1 Chronicles 2:13–17 is interpreted in more than one way.