H0074–אֲבִינֵר–av.ner

The name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz; the captain of his army was Abner, the son of Ner, brother of Saul's father.

אֲבִינֵ֔ר 'a.vi.Ner “[was] Abner”

Kish, the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, were sons of Abiel.

אַבְנֵ֖ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

And when Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, Abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, On your life, O king, I have no idea.

אַבְנֵר֙ 'av.Ner “Abner”אַבְנֵ֑ר 'av.Ner “O Abner”אַבְנֵ֔ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

And when David was coming back after the destruction of the Philistine, Abner took him to Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

אַבְנֵ֔ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

And the king took his seat, as at other times, by the wall: and Jonathan was in front, and Abner was seated by Saul's side, but there was no one in David's seat.

אַבְנֵ֖ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

And David got up and came to the place where Saul's tents were: and David had a view of the place where Saul was sleeping with Abner, the son of Ner, the captain of his army: and Saul was sleeping inside the ring of carts, and the tents of the people wer

וְאַבְנֵ֥ר (אַבְנֵ֥ר) 'av.Ner “Abner”

So David and Abishai came down to the army by night: and Saul was sleeping inside the ring of carts with his spear planted in the earth by his head: and Abner and the people were sleeping round him.

וְאַבְנֵ֣ר (אַבְנֵ֣ר) 'av.Ner “Abner”

And crying out to the people and to Abner, the son of Ner, David said, Have you no answer to give, Abner? Then Abner said, Who is that crying out to the king?

אַבְנֵ֤ר 'av.Ner “Abner”אַבְנֵ֑ר 'av.Ner “O Abner”אַבְנֵר֙ 'av.Ner “Abner”

And David said to Abner, Are you not a man of war? is there any other like you in Israel? why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? for one of the people came in to put the king your lord to death.

אַבְנֵ֜ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

Now Abner, the son of Ner, captain of Saul's army, had taken Saul's son Ish-bosheth over to Mahanaim,

וְאַבְנֵ֣ר (אַבְנֵ֣ר) 'av.Ner “Abner”

And Abner, the son of Ner, with the servants of Saul's son Ish-bosheth, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

אַבְנֵ֣ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men give a test of their strength before us. And Joab said, Let them do so.

אַבְנֵר֙ 'av.Ner “Abner”

And there was hard fighting that day; and Abner and the men of Israel gave way before the servants of David.

אַבְנֵר֙ 'av.Ner “Abner”

Asahel went running after Abner, not turning to the right or to the left.

אַבְנֵ֑ר 'av.Ner “Abner”אַבְנֵֽר׃ 'av.Ner “Abner”

Then Abner, looking back, said, Is it you, Asahel? And he said, It is I.

אַבְנֵר֙ 'av.Ner “Abner”

And Abner said, Then go to the right or to the left and put your hands on one of the fighting-men and take his arms. But Asahel would not be turned away from going after Abner.

אַבְנֵ֗ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

Then again Abner said to Asahel, Go to one side, do not keep on coming after me: why will you make me put an end to you? for then I will be shamed before your brother Joab.

אַבְנֵ֗ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

But still he did not go to one side: so Abner gave him a back blow in the stomach with his spear, so that the spear came out at his back; and he went down on the earth, wounded to death: and all those who came to the place where Asahel went down dead, ca

אַבְנֵר֩ 'av.Ner “Abner”

But Joab and Abishai went after Abner: and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is to the east of the road through the waste land of Geba.

אַבְנֵ֑ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

And the men of Benjamin came together after Abner in one band, and took their places on the top of a hill.

אַבְנֵ֔ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

Then crying out to Joab, Abner said, Are fighting and destruction to go on for ever? do you not see that the end will only be bitter? how long will it be before you send the people back and make them give up attacking their countrymen?

אַבְנֵ֜ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

And all that night Abner and his men went through the Arabah; they went over Jordan and through all Bithron and came to Mahanaim.

וְאַבְנֵ֣ר (אַבְנֵ֣ר) 'av.Ner “Abner”

And Joab came back from fighting Abner: and when he had got all his men together, it was seen that nineteen of David's men, in addition to Asahel, were not with them.

אַבְנֵ֔ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

But David's men had put to death three hundred and sixty of the men of Benjamin and of Abner's men

אַבְנֵ֑ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

Now while there was war between Saul's people and David's people, Abner was making himself strong among the supporters of Saul.

וְאַבְנֵ֛ר (אַבְנֵ֛ר) 'av.Ner “Abner”