H0074–אֲבִינֵר–av.ner

And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.

אֲבִינֵ֔ר 'a.vi.Ner “[was] Abner”

And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.

אַבְנֵ֖ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

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

And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

אַבְנֵ֔ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.

אַבְנֵ֖ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; 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 around him.

וְאַבְנֵ֥ר (אַבְנֵ֥ר) 'av.Ner “Abner”

So David and Abishai came to the people by night, and behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay about him.

וְאַבְנֵ֣ר (אַבְנֵ֣ר) 'av.Ner “Abner”

And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?

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

And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? why then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came in one of the people to destroy the king thy lord.

אַבְנֵ֜ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;

וְאַבְנֵ֣ר (אַבְנֵ֣ר) 'av.Ner “Abner”

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

אַבְנֵ֣ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

אַבְנֵר֙ 'av.Ner “Abner”

And there was a very severe battle that day; and Abner was defeated, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

אַבְנֵר֙ 'av.Ner “Abner”

And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

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

Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.

אַבְנֵר֙ 'av.Ner “Abner”

And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay hold on one of the young men, and take to thee his armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.

אַבְנֵ֗ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: Why should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?

אַבְנֵ֗ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

But 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.

אַבְנֵר֩ 'av.Ner “Abner”

Joab also, and Abishai pursued Abner: and the sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

אַבְנֵ֑ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

And the children of Benjamin assembled themselves after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of a hill.

אַבְנֵ֔ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou wilt bid the people return from following their brethren?

אַבְנֵ֜ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.

וְאַבְנֵ֣ר (אַבְנֵ֣ר) 'av.Ner “Abner”

And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had assembled all the people, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men, and Asahel.

אַבְנֵ֔ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and sixty men died.

אַבְנֵ֑ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

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.

וְאַבְנֵ֛ר (אַבְנֵ֛ר) 'av.Ner “Abner”