Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Abner’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Abner’ occurs 51 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Abner’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 14:50 And the name of the wife of Saul was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the first ruler of his military was Abner, the son of Ner, the first cousin of Saul.1 Samuel 14:50
1 Samuel 14:51 For Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner was the father of Abner, and the son of Abiel.1 Samuel 14:51
1 Samuel 17:55 Now at the time that Saul had seen David going out against the Philistines, he said to Abner, the leader of the military, “From what stock is this youth descended, Abner?” And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.”1 Samuel 17:55
1 Samuel 17:57 And when David had returned, after the Philistine had been struck down, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul, having the head of the Philistine in his hand.1 Samuel 17:57
1 Samuel 20:25 And when the king had sat down on his chair, (according to custom) which was beside the wall, Jonathan rose up, and Abner sat beside Saul, and David’s place appeared empty.1 Samuel 20:25
1 Samuel 26:5 And David rose up secretly, and he went to the place where Saul was. And when he had seen the place where Saul was sleeping, and Abner, the son of Ner, the leader of his military, and Saul sleeping in a tent, and the remainder of the common people all around him,1 Samuel 26:5
1 Samuel 26:7 Therefore, David and Abishai went to the people by night, and they found Saul lying down and sleeping in the tent, with his spear fixed in the ground at his head. And Abner and the people were sleeping all around him.1 Samuel 26:7
1 Samuel 26:14 David cried out to the people, and to Abner, the son of Ner, saying, “Will you not respond, Abner?” And responding, Abner said, “Who are you, that you would cry out and disquiet the king?”1 Samuel 26:14
1 Samuel 26:15 And David said to Abner: “Are you not a man? And who else is like you in Israel? Then why have you not guarded your lord the king? For one of the people entered, so that he might kill the king, your lord.1 Samuel 26:15
Number of the word / term Abner in 1 Samuel: 9
Bible passages with ‘Abner’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 2:8 Then Abner, the son of Ner, the leader of the army of Saul, took Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, and he led him around, throughout the camp.2 Samuel 2:8
2 Samuel 2:12 And Abner, the son of Ner, and the youths of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, went out from the camp to Gibeon.2 Samuel 2:12
2 Samuel 2:14 And Abner said to Joab, “Let the youths rise up and play before us.” And Joab answered, “Let them rise up.”2 Samuel 2:14
2 Samuel 2:17 And a very harsh war rose up on that day. And Abner, with the men of Israel, was put to flight by the youths of David.2 Samuel 2:17
2 Samuel 2:19 And Asahel pursued Abner, and he did not turn aside to the right, nor to the left, to cease in the pursuit of Abner.2 Samuel 2:19
2 Samuel 2:20 And so, Abner looked behind his back, and he said, “Are you not Asahel?” And he responded, “I am.”2 Samuel 2:20
2 Samuel 2:21 And Abner said to him, “Go to the right, or to the left, and apprehend one of the youths, and take his spoils for yourself.” But Asahel was not willing to cease from pursuing him closely.2 Samuel 2:21
2 Samuel 2:22 And again, Abner said to Asahel: “Withdraw, and do not choose to follow me. Otherwise, I will be compelled to stab you to the ground, and I will not be able to lift up my face before your brother, Joab.”2 Samuel 2:22
2 Samuel 2:23 But he disdained to heed him, and he was not willing to turn aside. Therefore, turning, Abner struck him with his spear in the groin, and he pierced him through, and he died in the same place. And all those who would pass by the place, in which Asahel had fallen and died, would stand still.2 Samuel 2:23
2 Samuel 2:24 Now while Joab and Abishai were pursuing Abner as he fled, the sun set. And they went as far as the Hill of the Aqueduct, which is opposite the valley on the way of the desert in Gibeon.2 Samuel 2:24
2 Samuel 2:25 And the sons of Benjamin gathered themselves to Abner. And being joined in one battle line, they stood at the summit of a hill.2 Samuel 2:25
2 Samuel 2:26 And Abner cried out to Joab, and he said: “Will your sword rage unto utter destruction? Are you ignorant that it is perilous to act in desperation? How long will you not tell the people to cease from the pursuit of their brothers?”2 Samuel 2:26
2 Samuel 2:29 Then Abner and his men went away, all that night, through the plains. And they crossed the Jordan, and having roamed throughout all of Beth-horon, they arrived in the camp.2 Samuel 2:29
2 Samuel 2:30 But Joab, returning after he had released Abner, gathered together all the people. And of David’s youths, they were missing nineteen men, aside from Asahel.2 Samuel 2:30
2 Samuel 2:31 But of Benjamin and of the men who were with Abner, the servants of David had struck three hundred and sixty, who also died.2 Samuel 2:31
2 Samuel 3:6 Then, while there was a battle between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner, the son of Ner, was reigning over the house of Saul.2 Samuel 3:6
2 Samuel 3:7 Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. And Ishbosheth said to Abner,2 Samuel 3:7
2 Samuel 3:9 May God do these things to Abner, and may he add these other things, if, in the same way that the Lord swore to David, I do not do so with him:2 Samuel 3:9
2 Samuel 3:12 Therefore, Abner sent messengers to David for himself, saying, “Whose is the land?” and so that they would say, “Make a friendship with me, and my hand will be with you, and I will lead back all of Israel to you.”2 Samuel 3:12
2 Samuel 3:16 And her husband was following her, weeping, as far as Bahurim. And Abner said to him, “Go and return.” And he returned.2 Samuel 3:16
2 Samuel 3:17 Likewise, Abner sent word to the elders of Israel, saying: “As much yesterday as the day before, you were seeking David, so that he might reign over you.2 Samuel 3:17
2 Samuel 3:19 Then Abner also spoke to Benjamin. And he went away, so that he might speak to David in Hebron all that would be pleasing to Israel and to all of Benjamin.2 Samuel 3:19
2 Samuel 3:20 And he went to David in Hebron with twenty men. And David made a feast for Abner, and for his men who had arrived with him.2 Samuel 3:20
2 Samuel 3:21 And Abner said to David, “I will rise up, so that I may gather all of Israel to you, my lord the king, and so that I may enter into a pact with you, and so that you may reign over all, just as your soul desires.” Then, when David had led Abner away, and he had departed in peace,2 Samuel 3:21
2 Samuel 3:22 immediately the servants of David and of Joab arrived, after having slain robbers, with exceedingly great spoils. But Abner was not with David in Hebron. For by then he had sent him away, and he had set out in peace.2 Samuel 3:22
2 Samuel 3:23 And Joab, and the entire army that was with him, had arrived afterward. And so, it was reported to Joab, explaining that Abner, the son of Ner, went to the king, and he dismissed him, and he went away in peace.2 Samuel 3:23
2 Samuel 3:24 And Joab entered to the king, and he said: “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him, so that he has gone and departed?2 Samuel 3:24
2 Samuel 3:25 Do you not know, about Abner, the son of Ner, that he came to you for this, so that he might deceive you, and might know of your departure and your return, and so that he might know all that you do?”2 Samuel 3:25
2 Samuel 3:26 And so, Joab, going out from David, sent messengers after Abner, and he brought him back from the cistern of Sirah, without David knowing.2 Samuel 3:26
2 Samuel 3:27 And when Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab took him alone to the middle of the gate, so that he might speak to him, but with deceit. And there, he stabbed him in the groin, and he died, in revenge for the blood of Asahel, his brother.2 Samuel 3:27
2 Samuel 3:28 And when David had heard of it, now that the matter was done, he said: “I and my kingdom are clean before the Lord, even forever, of the blood of Abner, the son of Ner.2 Samuel 3:28
2 Samuel 3:30 And so, Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon, during the battle.2 Samuel 3:30
2 Samuel 3:31 Then David said to Joab, and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your garments, and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before the funeral procession of Abner.” Moreover, king David himself was following the casket.2 Samuel 3:31
2 Samuel 3:32 And when they had buried Abner in Hebron, king David lifted up his voice, and he wept over the burial mound of Abner. And all the people also wept.2 Samuel 3:32
2 Samuel 3:33 And the king, mourning and lamenting Abner, said: “By no means has Abner died the way that cowards usually die.2 Samuel 3:33
2 Samuel 3:37 And every common person, and all of Israel, realized on that day that the killing of Abner, the son of Ner, had not been done by the king.2 Samuel 3:37
2 Samuel 4:1 Then Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, heard that Abner had fallen in Hebron. And his hands were weakened, and all of Israel was troubled.2 Samuel 4:1
2 Samuel 4:12 And so, David commanded his servants, and they put them to death. And cutting off their hands and feet, they suspended them up over the pool in Hebron. But the head of Ishbosheth they took and buried in the sepulcher of Abner at Hebron.2 Samuel 4:12
Number of the word / term Abner in 2 Samuel: 38
Bible passages with ‘Abner’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 2:5 Also, you know what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, has done to me, what he did to the two leaders of the army of Israel, to Abner, the son of Ner, and to Amasa, the son of Jether. He killed them, and so he shed the blood of war in peace time, and he set the bloodshed of battle on his belt, which was around his waist, and in his shoes, which were on his feet.1 Kings 2:5
1 Kings 2:32 And the Lord shall repay his blood upon his own head. For he killed two men, just and better than himself, and he killed them with the sword, while my father, David, did not know it: Abner, the son of Ner, leader of the military of Israel, and Amasa, the son of Jether, leader of the army of Judah.1 Kings 2:32
Number of the word / term Abner in 1 Kings: 2
Bible passages with ‘Abner’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 26:28 Now all these things were sanctified by Samuel, the seer, and by Saul, the son of Kish, and by Abner, the son of Ner, and by Joab, the son of Zeruiah. All those who had sanctified these were under the hand of Shelomoth and his brothers.1 Chronicles 26:28
1 Chronicles 27:21 and over the one half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo, the son of Zechariah; then over Benjamin, Jaasiel, the son of Abner;1 Chronicles 27:21
Number of the word / term ‘Abner’ in 1 Chronicles: 2
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 51
