Abinadab
אֲבִינָדָב · a.vi.na.dav · H0041I“father of a vow, or of willingness” Hitchcock's 18693 mentions in 2 books, most in 1 Samuel (2)
Who he was
Abinadab was the second son of Jesse, a Bethlehemite, and an older brother of King David (1 Samuel 16:8; 1 Chronicles 2:13). When the prophet Samuel came to Jesse's house to anoint one of his sons as the next king of Israel, Abinadab was presented to him. However, the Lord had not chosen Abinadab, and Samuel continued to inquire until David, the youngest son, was brought before him and anointed (1 Samuel 16:6–13).
Abinadab, along with his brothers Eliab and Shammah, served in Saul's army during the war against the Philistines (1 Samuel 17:13). They were present when David, their youngest brother, arrived at the battlefront and challenged the Philistine champion Goliath (1 Samuel 17:17–28).
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Family
FatherJesseMotherNahashSiblingsDavid, Eliab, Shimeah, Nethanel, Raddai, Ozem, Elihu, Zeruiah, Abigail
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Every mention
3 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
1 Samuel 2 mentions
1 Samuel 16:8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”1 Samuel 17:13The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third…
1 Chronicles 1 mention
What the dictionary says
Father of nobleness; i.e., “noble.”
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain