“ 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
Alasannya, nama itu bisa mengingatkan orang Israel akan Baal, dewa hujan yang disembah orang Kanaan. Tapi, dalam buku Satu Tawarikh di Alkitab, nama Esbaal masih ada.