1 Samuel 14:51

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

1 Samuel 14:51 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 14:51

And Kish was the father of Saul
See ( 1 Samuel 9:1 )

and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel;
this Abiel was the father both of Kish and Ner, and the grandfather of Saul, see ( 1 Samuel 9:1 ) .

1 Samuel 14:51 In-Context

49 And the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua; the names of his two daughters be these, the name of the first engendered daughter was Merab, and the name of the younger was Michal.
50 And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz; and the name of the prince of his chivalry was Abner (and the name of the leader of his cavalry, or of his army, was Abner), the son of Ner, the brother of the father of Saul.
51 And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner, the son of Abiel, was the father of Abner.
52 Soothly mighty battle was against Philistines in all the days of Saul; for whomever Saul saw (to be) a strong man, and shapely to battle, he fellowshipped to himself that man. (And there was great battle against the Philistines in all the days of Saul; and whenever Saul saw a strong man, ready for battle, he took that man into his own service.)
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