Reference: Abiel
Easton
father (i.e., "possessor") of God = "pious."
(1.) The son of Zeror and father of Ner, who was the grandfather of Saul (1Sa 14:51; 1Ch 8:33; 9:39). In 1Sa 9:1, he is called the "father," probably meaning the grandfather, of Kish.
(2.) An Arbathite, one of David's warriors (1Ch 11:32); called also Abi-albon (2Sa 23:31).
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Now there was a man of Benjamin named Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a man that was a Benjaminite, a man of might:
Fausets
("father of strength".)
1. Father of Kish and of Ner; grandfather of Saul and of Abner, according to 1Sa 9:1; 14:51. But Abiel seems to have had "Ner" as his second name (1Ch 8:33; 9:35,39, where Abiel is also called Jehiel and Saul is represented as his great grandson). Probably in 1 Samuel a link in the genealogy is omitted, as often elsewhere.
2. 1Ch 11:32; named Abi-Albon (of the same meaning) 2Sa 23:31.
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Now there was a man of Benjamin named Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a man that was a Benjaminite, a man of might:
Now there was a man of Benjamin named Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a man that was a Benjaminite, a man of might:
And Ner begat Kisk, and Kish, Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.
And Ner begat Kisk, and Kish, Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.
And Ner begat Kish, and Kish, Saul. And Saul begat Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.
And Ner begat Kish, and Kish, Saul. And Saul begat Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.
Hastings
1. Father of Kish and Ner, and grandfather of Saul (1Sa 9:1; 14:51). The latter passage should run, 'Kish, the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner, were sons of Abiel.' 2. One of David's heroes (1Ch 11:32), from Beth-arabah in the wilderness of Judah (Jos 15:6,61; 18:22). Abi-albon (2Sa 23:31) is a transcriber's error, the eye having fallen on albon below: some codices of the Septuagint have Abiel: possibly the original was Abibaal.
J. Taylor.
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And went up to Bethhoglah and went along by the north side of Betharabah and went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
Now there was a man of Benjamin named Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a man that was a Benjaminite, a man of might:
Morish
A'biel
1. Father of Kish and of Ner and grandfather of Saul and of Abner. That this is the most probable genealogy is confirmed by Ner being said to be Saul's uncle, 1Sa 9:1; 14:50-51; though in 1Ch 8:33; 9:39, Saul is said to be the son of Kish, the son of Ner. This Ner may have been an earlier ancestor; and here Abiel is not named at all. It was not unusual to leave out many names in the genealogies.
2. One of David's mighty men, 1Ch 11:32; he is called Abi-Albon in 2Sa 23:31.
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Now there was a man of Benjamin named Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a man that was a Benjaminite, a man of might:
And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of his chief captain was Abner the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. And Kish was Saul's father. And Ner, the father of Abner, was the son of Abiel.
And Ner begat Kisk, and Kish, Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.
And Ner begat Kish, and Kish, Saul. And Saul begat Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.