Ner

Father of Abner, King Saul's commander.

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1300 BC

1000 BC
Ner

1200 BC to 1014 BC

Original word

נֵר ner

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Relationships

Father: Abiel Son: Abner Mother: Maacah Mother: Maachah Brother: Abdon Brother: Ahio Brother: Baal Brother: Gedor Brother: Kish Brother: Mikloth Brother: Nadab Brother: Zacher Brother: Zecher Brother: Zur

Citations

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Where Ner appears in Scripture

1 Samuel 14

וְשֵׁם אֵשֶׁת שָׁאוּל אֲחִינֹעַם בַּת-אֲחִימָעַץ וְשֵׁם שַׂר-צְבָאוֹ אֲבִינֵר בֶּן-נֵר דּוֹד שָׁאֽוּל׃

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

וְקִישׁ אֲבִֽי-שָׁאוּל וְנֵר אֲבִֽי-אַבְנֵר בֶּן-אֲבִיאֵֽל׃

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

1 Samuel 26

וַיָּקָם דָּוִד וַיָּבֹא אֶֽל-הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר חָֽנָה-שָׁם שָׁאוּל וַיַּרְא דָּוִד אֶת-הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר שָֽׁכַב-שָׁם שָׁאוּל וְאַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵר שַׂר-צְבָאוֹ וְשָׁאוּל שֹׁכֵב בַּמַּעְגָּל וְהָעָם חֹנִים ‫(סביבתו)‬ סְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃

And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.

וַיִּקְרָא דָוִד אֶל-הָעָם וְאֶל-אַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵר לֵאמֹר הֲלוֹא תַֽעֲנֶה אַבְנֵר וַיַּעַן אַבְנֵר וַיֹּאמֶר מִי אַתָּה קָרָאתָ אֶל-הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?

2 Samuel 2

וְאַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵר שַׂר-צָבָא אֲשֶׁר לְשָׁאוּל לָקַח אֶת-אִישׁ בֹּשֶׁת בֶּן-שָׁאוּל וַיַּֽעֲבִרֵהוּ מַֽחֲנָֽיִם׃

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

וַיֵּצֵא אַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵר וְעַבְדֵי אִֽישׁ-בֹּשֶׁת בֶּן-שָׁאוּל מִֽמַּחֲנַיִם גִּבְעֽוֹנָה׃

And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

2 Samuel 3

וְיוֹאָב וְכָל-הַצָּבָא אֲשֶׁר-אִתּוֹ בָּאוּ וַיַּגִּדוּ לְיוֹאָב לֵאמֹר בָּֽא-אַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵר אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵהוּ וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃

When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.

יָדַעְתָּ אֶת-אַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵר כִּי לְפַתֹּֽתְךָ בָּא וְלָדַעַת אֶת-מוֹצָֽאֲךָ וְאֶת-‫(מבואך)‬ מוֹבָאֶךָ וְלָדַעַת אֵת כָּל-אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה עֹשֶֽׂה׃

Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.

וַיִּשְׁמַע דָּוִד מֵאַחֲרֵי כֵן וַיֹּאמֶר נָקִי אָֽנֹכִי וּמַמְלַכְתִּי מֵעִם יְהוָה עַד-עוֹלָם מִדְּמֵי אַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵֽר׃

And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:

וַיֵּֽדְעוּ כָל-הָעָם וְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא כִּי לֹא הָֽיְתָה מֵֽהַמֶּלֶךְ לְהָמִית אֶת-אַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵֽר׃

For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.

1 Kings 2

וְגַם אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר-עָשָׂה לִי יוֹאָב בֶּן-צְרוּיָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לִשְׁנֵֽי-שָׂרֵי צִבְאוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵר וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא בֶן-יֶתֶר וַיַּהַרְגֵם וַיָּשֶׂם דְּמֵֽי-מִלְחָמָה בְּשָׁלֹם וַיִּתֵּן דְּמֵי מִלְחָמָה בַּחֲגֹֽרָתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּמָתְנָיו וּֽבְנַעֲלוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּרַגְלָֽיו׃

Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.

וְהֵשִׁיב יְהוָה אֶת-דָּמוֹ עַל-רֹאשׁוֹ אֲשֶׁר פָּגַע בִּשְׁנֵֽי-אֲנָשִׁים צַדִּקִים וְטֹבִים מִמֶּנּוּ וַיַּֽהַרְגֵם בַּחֶרֶב וְאָבִי דָוִד לֹא יָדָע אֶת-אַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵר שַׂר-צְבָא יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶת-עֲמָשָׂא בֶן-יֶתֶר שַׂר-צְבָא יְהוּדָֽה׃

And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

1 Chronicles 8

וְנֵר הוֹלִיד אֶת-קִישׁ וְקִישׁ הוֹלִיד אֶת-שָׁאוּל וְשָׁאוּל הוֹלִיד אֶת-יְהֽוֹנָתָן וְאֶת-מַלְכִּי-שׁוּעַ וְאֶת-אֲבִֽינָדָב וְאֶת-אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל׃

And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

1 Chronicles 9

וּבְנוֹ הַבְּכוֹר עַבְדּוֹן וְצוּר וְקִישׁ וּבַעַל וְנֵר וְנָדָֽב׃

And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

1 Chronicles 26

וְכֹל הַֽהִקְדִּישׁ שְׁמוּאֵל הָֽרֹאֶה וְשָׁאוּל בֶּן-קִישׁ וְאַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵר וְיוֹאָב בֶּן-צְרוּיָה כֹּל הַמַּקְדִּישׁ עַל יַד-שְׁלֹמִית וְאֶחָֽיו׃

And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.