(1) Eldest son of Zeruiah, David’s sister, and captain of David’s army. He was closely associated with all the chief events of David’s reign, and was mostly faithful to his master but of a mean spirit, deceptive and cruel (2 Samuel 3:26-30; 20:8-13). After David’s death he was a part of the conspiracy against Solomon seeking, after David's death, both Solomon's and Bath-sheba's death (1 Kings 1:7-8 & 11-12) by condemning them despite his own involvement in the death of Uriah (1 Samuel 11:14-17) and in favor of Adonijah’s succession (1 Kgs. 2:28), and for that [the] reason of continued conspiracy with Adonijah's attempt to marry Abishag in order to cement the alliance with the Philistines against Solomon which would raise Adonijah to power, he was put to death by Solomon (1 Kgs. 2: 29-34) who stated the reason sought by David against him (1 Kings 2:5-6 & 31-32) as the conspiracy would not have been so outwardly known and substantiated.

(2) Two others (1 Chr. 4: 14; Ezra 2: 6).