We are told David's two sisters are fathered by Nahash, King of Ammon.
We don't know anything about Jesse except that he was an Ephrathite living in Bethlehem. Bethlehem was originally called Ephrath. Bethlehem-Ephrath is in the land of Kirjatharba/Kirjath/Arba in the land of Ephraim in the land of Judah in the land of Canaan. Later on, Kirjatharba became known as Hebron when the tribe of Judah took over the land. This caused the size of Ephraim's land to be reduced. So instead of Kirjatharba being within the land of Ephraim, later on Ephraim was known as being inside the land of Hebron. (Joshua 14:15; 20:3-7, 21:13), (1 Samuel 17:12), (Genesis 46) So at a minimum, Jesse is of the following lineage:
Uri of Hur of Caleb/Chelubai (& Ephrath/Ephratah) of Hezron of Pharez of Judah (& Tamar)
Jesse must be a descendant of Ephrath/Ephratah, (1 Chronicles 2, 4), (UC#482).
Therefore Jesse cannot be of the following lineage: unless one of those people is also a child of Ephrath/Ephratah.
Jesse of Obed of Boaz (& Ruth) of Salmon/Salma (& Rachab) of Nahshon/Naasson of Amminadab of Ram of Hezron of Pharez of Judah (& Tamar) Whatever is true about Jesse being an Ephrathite, the same is true about Zereda, Solomon's servant who is also an Ephrathite. (1 Kings 11:26) We also know Jesse is said to be very old and has eight sons and two daughters.
Is Jesse the father of the two daughters or is Nahash?
Or does Jesse have two daughters and Nahash has two daughters, thus David has four sisters?
At this point it's looking like Jesse and Nahash are the same person. Now we turn to the mother of David. We know nothing. Yet some websites fill in the blanks with stuff that doesn't fit.
If Jesse is the father of David and Nahash is the father of David's two sisters, then the only way they can be siblings is to have the same mother.
So then, how did David's mother come to have children by two different men?
Was she with Jesse first and had eight sons. Then got with Nahash and had two daughters?
Or was it the other way around?
The Jewish-Christian bible tells us both Jesse/Yishai and Nahash/Nachash were still alive during the time David and his sisters were alive. Let's go ahead and assume that that which is least likely is what is true. That is: David and his sisters have two different fathers and their mother was with two different men while they were both still alive. So now, David, has two half-sisters who are Ammonites. Please note that neither bible calls them half-sisters, but I use this term to try to ease the minds of the resisters and to prove a point later.
Ammonites Were Allowed To Hold Important Positions In Israel
David's sister, Zeruiah has sons: Jeroboam, Joab, Asahel and Abishai. (1 Chronicles 2), (2 Samuel 17:25), (See UC#1613 for Jeroboam or search Jeroboam.)Abigail has son: Amasa (1 Kings 2:5, 32), (1 Chronicles 2:17), (2 Samuel 17:25) Assuming the grandmother of these five sons is David's mother, why does King David put his half-Ammonite nephew, Joab, in charge of the army as captain of the host. Why not David's own sons? Only those of royal stature get this position. Family first. In other words, even if they were Ammonites and half-sisters and half-nephews, they still had full family rights. Just because there's a bible verse that says none of Lot's descendants can enter the “congregation of the lord/assembly of Adonai” doesn't mean they followed this rule or even that this rule existed. Parts of Deuteronomy 23 are likely false because they don't fit, which we must soon admit based on this:
1. The CJB word “mamzer in Deuteronomy 23:3 is translated as the phrase “Ammonite or Moabite.” The other two times the word mamzer is used, it is translated as “born in sin” and “bastard.”
Compare the CJB and KJV of Deuteronomy 23.
But let's move on to a second way to understand something is wrong in Deuteronomy 23. 2. The reason none, not a single one of Lot's descendant's (Ammonites or Moabites) can enter the congregation or assembly is first of all they didn't feed you Israelites when you were wondering in the wilderness [looking for land to steal.] Secondly because they hired professional cursers to curse you. But even so, this restriction against Lot's descendants only lasts for ten generations. How long had it been since they were in the wilderness? In Numbers 1, Moses was still alive. Also alive was Nahshon of the tribe of Judah.Here's a partial lineage: Abijah/Abijam/Abia of Maachah, daughter of Absalom. Father is Rehoboam of (Solomon & Naamah an Ammonitess of Lot's lineage & Pharaoh's daughter) of David (& Bathsheba/Bathshua of Ammiel) of Jesse of Obed of Boaz (& Ruth) of Salmon/Salma (& Rachab) of Nahshon/Naasson of Amminadab of Ram of Hezron of Pharez of (the tribe of Judah & Tamar). (2 Chronicles 11), (1 Kings 3:1; 15) As you can see, David is only the 5th generation after Nahshon, so the restriction still applies, but David is acting like there is none. Furthermore, Solomon marries one of Lot's descendant's. Therefore we can't honestly say David's father is not Nahash, King of Ammon based on Deuteronomy 23 because Ammonites were forbidden as part of the family of Israel. 3. We go back and discuss another line of reasoning related to Joab. King David's officials were:
Joab, son of Zeruiah was over the host;... David's sons were chief rulers [over certain cities]. (2 Samuel 8:15-18 and 1 Chronicles 18: 15-18) We will note that although David's son's were chief rulers, you can be certain that the captain of the host (army) was a higher, much more important official position. Captain of the host was reserved for those highly trusted and respected by the King, by the royal family and by the people. The Captain of the host has to be a brave man of valour, a warrior-hero. So the partial Ammonite heritage of David's sisters and their sons, did not prevent them from being treated as “full-blooded” Israelites. In 1 Kings 2:22, King Solomon echoes this when he equates the position of captain of the host as being one of the keys to the kingdom. Of course it is. So why would he and David allow lowlife Gentile pagan worshipers to have that position, especially if these kings depended on finding favor with God. How? By ignoring God's commandment against Ammonites and Moabites?? God should have busted David, Solomon, Israel and Judah for that alone, that is, “if being an Ammonite or Moabite was such a terrible thing that they couldn't be allowed as part of the congregation or assembly. 4. Also, why does King David say to his priests in 2 Samuel 19:
“Ask the leaders of Judah, ‘Why are you the last to bring the king back to his palace? The king has already heard that all Israel wants to return him to his palace. You are my kinsmen, my flesh and bone; so why are you the last to bring back the king?’ Also tell ‘Amasa [the half-Ammonite], ‘You are my flesh and bone. 5. King David used the same “flesh and bone” language towards the Israelites as he did towards Amasa. the half-Ammonite son of David's half-Ammonite sister Abigail. 6. Lastly we must ask some basc questions, some simple questions, that even a child would ask. Who was the father of Joab and Zeruiah's other three sons? He is not mentioned. If was a non-Israelite, this further proves my point. If he was an Israelite, this also further proves that the people didn't stay away from Ammonites and treat them as lepers, so to speak based on some restriction that is in today's bibles, but didn't exist back in the day. 7. The father of Amasa is Ithra, an Israelite: Ithra of Kirjathjearim of Shobal of Hur of (Caleb & Ephratah/Ephrath) of Hezron of Pharez of (Tamar & Judah). (1 Chronicles 2:53 and entire chapter)
Amasa was a captain in the army also.
