Abner
In the Book of Samuel, Abner (Biblical Hebrew אבנר בן נר
meaning "father of [or is a] light"), is first cousin to Saul
and commander-in-chief of his army (1 Samuel 14:50, 20:25). He
is often referred to as the son of Ner. Biography
Abner is only referred to incidentally in Saul's history (1
Samuel 17:55, 26:5)[1], and is not mentioned in the a...
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(father of light).
1. Son of Ner, who was the brother of Kish, 1Ch 9:36
the father of Saul. (B.C. 1063.) Abner, therefore, was
Saul's first cousin, and was made by him commander-in-chief
of his army. 1Sa 14:51; 17:57; 26:5-14 After the death of
Saul David was proclaimed king of Judah; and some time
subsequently Abner proclaimed Ish-bosheth, S...
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father of light; i.e., "enlightening", the son of Ner and
uncle
of Saul. He was commander-in-chief of Saul's army (1
Sam. 14:50;
17:55; 20:25). He first introduced David to the
court of Saul
after the victory over Goliath (1 Sam. 17:57). After
the death
of Saul, David was made king over Judah, and reigned
in Hebron.
Among the other tribes...
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ab'-ner ('abhner; in 1 Sam 14:50 the Hebrew has the fuller
form, 'abhiner, Abiner; compare Abiram by the side of Abram;
meaning, "my father is a lamp"): Captain of the host under
Saul and Ishbosheth (Eshbaal). He was Saul's cousin; Ner the
father of Abner and Kish the father of Saul being brothers,
the sons of Abiel (1 Sam 14:50 f). In 1 Ch 8:...
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(Son of Ner)
-Cousin of Saul
1Sa 14:50,51; with 9:1
-Captain of the host
1Sa 14:50; 17:55; 26:5,14
-Dedicated spoils of war to the tabernacle
1Ch 26:27,28
-Loyalty of, to the house of Saul
2Sa 2:8-32
-Alienation of, from the house of Saul
2Sa 3:6-21
-Murdered by Joab; David's sorrow for
2Sa 3:27-39...
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("father of light".) Son of Ner, who was the brother of
Kish, the father of Saul (1 Chronicles 9:36). Made commander
in chief by his cousin Saul. Introduced David to Saul, after
Goliath's death (1 Samuel 14:51; 1 Samuel 17:55; 1 Samuel
17:57). With Saul at Hachilah (1 Samuel 26:8-14). At Saul's
death he upheld the dynasty in Ishbosheth's perso...
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And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched:
and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son
of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench,
and the people pitched round about him....
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Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the
hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth [rib], that
the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and
died in the same place: and it came to pass, [that] as many as
came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still....
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And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of
Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong
for the house of Saul....
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