John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:16
Whose sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail ..... That is, sisters of David: and the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three ; all valiant men and captains in David's army; their father's name is nowhere mentioned. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:1-17
Here is, I. The family of Jacob. His twelve sons are here named, that illustrious number so often celebrated almost throughout the whole Bible, from the first to the last book of it. At every turn we meet with the twelve tribes that descended from these twelve patriarchs. The personal character of several of them was none of the best (the first four were much blemished), and yet the covenant was entailed on their seed; for it was of grace, free grace, that it was said, Jacob have I loved?not... read more