H0074–אֲבִינֵר–av.ner

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

אֲבִינֵ֔ר 'a.vi.Ner “[was] Abner”

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

אַבְנֵ֖ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? Abner said, As your soul lives, O king, I can't tell.

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

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”

The king sat on his seat, as at other times, even on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul's side: but David's place was empty.

אַבְנֵ֖ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped round about him.

וְאַבְנֵ֥ר (אַבְנֵ֥ר) 'av.Ner “Abner”

So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him.

וְאַבְנֵ֣ר (אַבְנֵ֣ר) 'av.Ner “Abner”

and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Don't you answer, Abner? Then Abner answered, Who are you who cries to the king?

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

David said to Abner, Aren't you a [ergänzt: valiant] man? and who is like you in Israel? why then have you not kept watch over your lord, the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king your lord.

אַבְנֵ֜ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

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

וְאַבְנֵ֣ר (אַבְנֵ֣ר) 'av.Ner “Abner”

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”

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

אַבְנֵר֙ 'av.Ner “Abner”

The battle was very severe that day: and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

אַבְנֵר֙ 'av.Ner “Abner”

Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he didn't turn 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, Is it you, Asahel? He answered, It is I.

אַבְנֵר֙ 'av.Ner “Abner”

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

אַבְנֵ֗ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

Abner said again to Asahel, Turn you aside from following me: why should I strike you to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab your brother?

אַבְנֵ֗ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

However he refused to turn aside: therefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it happened, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

אַבְנֵר֩ 'av.Ner “Abner”

But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

אַבְנֵ֑ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.

אַבְנֵ֔ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

Then Abner called to Joab, and said, "Shall the sword devour forever? Don't you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long shall it be then, before you bid the people return from following their brothers?"

אַבְנֵ֜ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

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

וְאַבְנֵ֣ר (אַבְנֵ֣ר) 'av.Ner “Abner”

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

אַבְנֵ֔ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

But the servants of David had struck of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, [ergänzt: so that] three hundred sixty men died.

אַבְנֵ֑ר 'av.Ner “Abner”

It happened, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong in the house of Saul.

וְאַבְנֵ֛ר (אַבְנֵ֛ר) 'av.Ner “Abner”