Abner

How Nave’s arranged it

• (Son of Ner)
• Cousin of Saul with 9:11 Samuel 14:501 Samuel 14:51
• Captain of the host1 Samuel 14:501 Samuel 17:551 Samuel 26:51 Samuel 26:14
• Dedicated spoils of war to the tabernacle1 Chronicles 26:271 Chronicles 26:28
• Loyalty of, to the house of Saul2 Samuel 2:8–32
• Alienation of, from the house of Saul2 Samuel 3:6–21
• Murdered by Joab; David's sorrow for2 Samuel 3:27–39

The passages, in Bible order (10)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 10 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. 1 Samuel 14:50

   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.

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   “For what is the wife of the preacher, if not good will? For he who is joined through love to good will, from her as from a noble spouse children are born to him. For when we wish to bring forth the fruit of good works, it is necessary that we first sow them in good will. Hence Ahinoam is fittingly interpreted as "brother's rest." For that brother of ours is He who, rising from the dead, spoke to Mary Magdalene saying: "Go, and tell my brothers: I ascend to my Father and your Father" (John 20:17).

   “And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz,....

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2. 1 Samuel 14:51

   Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.

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   “But what does it mean that he is called a cousin of Saul? A cousin is one who is born from the brother of one's father. Hence here too it is added: 'Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.' And when a king to be chosen was sought, it was said: "And there was a man named Kish, the son of Abiel" (1 Samuel 9:1).

   “And Kish was the father of Saul,.... See 1Sa 9:1. and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel; this Abiel was the father both of Kish and Ner, and the grandfather of Saul, see 1Sa 9:1.

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3. 1 Samuel 17:55

   As 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.”

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   “And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine,....

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4. 1 Samuel 26:5

   Then 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.

   ›Commentary on 1 Samuel 26:52 voices

   “And David arose and came to the place where Saul was. When the Jews were persecuting Him, the Lord did not leave the province, did not withhold the benefits dispensed, but always taught in the synagogue and in the temple, where everyone gathered, and healed …

   “And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched,....

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5. 1 Samuel 26:14

   And David shouted to the troops and to Abner son of Ner, “Will you not answer me, Abner?” “Who calls to the king?” Abner replied.

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   “And Abner answered and said: Who are you that cries out? etc. The Pharisees and scribes responded, not recognizing the disciples of Jesus, who cried out teaching the people, and disturbed the kingdom of the Jews, as if by the shedding of Christ's blood, convicting …

   “And David cried unto the people,....

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6. 2 Samuel 2:8–32

   Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,

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   “But Abner, the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host,.... This man's father, Ner, was Saul's uncle, 1Sa 14:50, and he was his own cousin, and being general of his army, a post he was willing to keep, might be the reasons for doing what he did, as follows: took Ishbosheth the son of Saul; and who seems to be his only son left, except what he had by his concubine. This man's name is Eshbaal in 1Ch 8:33. Baal is the name of a shameful idol, and which was therefore sometimes called Bosheth, "shame".

   “Abner the son of Ner - This man had long been one of the chief captains of Saul’s army, and commander-in-chief on several occasions; he was probably envious of David’s power, by whom he had often been out-generalled in the field.

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7. 2 Samuel 3:6–21

   During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.

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   “And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David,.... As long as that continued, as it did until the following quarrel happened between Ishbosheth and Abner: that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul; or was strongly in the interest of that house, and used his utmost endeavours to support and confirm it.

   “Abner made himself strong - This strengthening of himself, and going in to the late king’s concubine, were most evident proofs that he wished to seize upon the government. See 1Ki 2:21, 1Ki 2:22; 1Ki 12:8; 1Ki 16:21.

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8. 2 Samuel 3:27–39

   When 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.

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   “And when Abner was returned to Hebron,....

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9. 1 Chronicles 26:27

   They had dedicated some of the plunder from their battles to the repair of the house of the LORD.

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   “Out of the spoils won in battle did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord.

   “The spoils won in battles did they dedicate - It seems these were intended for its repairs. This custom prevailed amongst almost all the people of the earth. All who acknowledged any supreme Being, believed that victory could only come through him; and therefore thought it quite rational to give him a share of the spoils. Proofs of this exist in all ancient histories: thus Virgil: - Irruimus ferro, et divos, ipsumque vocamus In partem praedamque Jovem.

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10. 1 Chronicles 26:28

    Everything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of Shelomith and his brothers.

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    “And all that Samuel the seer,....

    “The foundations of a sacred treasury had therefore been laid as far back as the time of Samuel, when the Israelites began to recover from their last servitude. Such a treasury had been once before established, namely, under Joshua Jos 6:24; but it appears to have been soon exhausted, and we hear nothing of it under any of the later judges until Samuel.

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