אֲבִינֵר (av.ner) means “Abner” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ab-nare' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
אֲבִינֵר · av.ner · Abner
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.14.50; son of: Ner (H5369); father of: Jaasiel (H3300H) § Abner = "my father is a lamp" Saul's cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab
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or (fully) אֲבִינֵר ; from H1 (אָב) and H5216 (נִיר); father of light (i.e. enlightening); Abner, an Israelite
KJV glosses: Abner.
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| abner | 31 |
| then abner | 5 |
| and abner | 4 |
| of abner | 3 |
| so abner | 2 |
| to abner | 2 |
| when abner | 2 |
| abners | 1 |
| and abners | 1 |
| but abner was | 1 |
| for them | 1 |
| in his pursuit | 1 |
| it in abners | 1 |
| meanwhile abner | 1 |
| now abner | 1 |
| one day abner | 1 |
| should abner | 1 |
| to him | 1 |
| was abner | 1 |
| who were with abner | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
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| abner | 21 |
| and abner | 15 |
| of abner | 5 |
| then abner | 3 |
| to abner | 3 |
| but abner | 2 |
| that abner | 2 |
| unto abner | 2 |
| and of abners | 1 |
| and to abner | 1 |
| and when abner | 1 |
| behold abner | 1 |
| over abner | 1 |
| so abner | 1 |
| then was abner | 1 |
| thou not abner | 1 |
| wherefore abner | 1 |
| with them but abner | 1 |
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His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.
Read word by wordSaul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.
Read word by wordAs Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”
Read word by wordSo when David returned from killing the Philistine, still holding his head in his hand, Abner took him and brought him before Saul.
Read word by wordHe sat in his usual place by the wall, opposite Jonathan and beside Abner, but David’s place was empty.
Read word by wordThen David set out and went to the place where Saul had camped. He saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the general of his army, had lain down. Saul was lying inside the inner circle of the camp, with the troops camped around him.
Read word by wordThat night David and Abishai came to the troops, and Saul was lying there asleep in the inner circle of the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. And Abner and the troops were lying around him.
Read word by wordAnd David shouted to the troops and to Abner son of Ner, “Will you not answer me, Abner?” “Who are you who calls to the king?” Abner replied.
Read word by wordSo David said to Abner, “You are a man, aren’t you? And who in Israel is your equal? Why then did you not protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him?
Read word by wordMeanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
Read word by wordOne day Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul marched out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
Read word by wordThen Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.
Read word by wordThe battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
Read word by wordand he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
Read word by wordAnd Abner glanced back and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” “It is,” Asahel replied.
Read word by wordSo Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
Read word by wordOnce again, Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?”
Read word by wordBut Asahel refused to turn away. So Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
Read word by wordBut Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
Read word by wordThe Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.
Read word by wordThen Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
Read word by wordAnd all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.
Read word by wordWhen Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing,
Read word by wordbut they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.
Read word by wordDuring the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.
Read word by wordNow Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”
Read word by wordAbner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!
Read word by wordMay God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him:
Read word by wordAnd for fear of Abner, Ish-bosheth did not dare to say another word to him.
Read word by wordThen Abner sent messengers on his behalf to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”
Read word by wordHer husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.
Read word by wordNow Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.
Read word by wordAbner also spoke to the Benjamites. Then he went to Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.
Read word by wordWhen Abner and twenty of his men came to David at Hebron, David held a feast for them.
Read word by wordThen Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.
Read word by wordJust then David’s soldiers and Joab returned from a raid, bringing with them a great plunder. But Abner was not with David in Hebron, because David had sent him on his way in peace.
Read word by wordWhen Joab and all his troops arrived, he was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, who sent him on his way in peace.”
Read word by wordSo Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he is getting away!
Read word by wordSurely you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to track your movements and all that you are doing.”
Read word by wordAs soon as Joab had left David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah. But David was unaware of it.
Read word by wordWhen Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.
Read word by wordAfterward, David heard about this and said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.
Read word by word(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
Read word by wordThen David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.
Read word by wordWhen they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept.
Read word by wordAnd the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?
Read word by wordSo on that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner.
Read word by wordNow when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.
Read word by wordSo David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.
Read word by wordMoreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.
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