“ In II Samuel there was apparently reluctance to use the name Eshba’al, which was reminiscent of the Canaanite storm god Ba’al, ” explain researchers, “but the original name... was preserved in the Book of Chronicles. ʺ
أَمَّا فِي سِفْرِ أَخْبَارِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ ،‏ فَيَرِدُ ٱلِٱسْمُ ٱلْأَصْلِيُّ » .‏