Lexical Definition
אֲבִינָדָב ʼĂbîynâdâb (ab-ee-naw-dawb') Abinadab N:N-M-P
from אָב and נָדַב; father of generosity (i.e. liberal)
Abinadab.
- § Abinadab = "my father is noble" or "my father is willing"
- Abinadab, the name of four Israelites
1) a man of Gibeah who sheltered the ark
2) second son of Jesse, David's older brother
3) a son of Saul, slain with him by the Philistines
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.7.1
- father of: Eleazar (אֶלְעָזָר), Uzzah (עֻזָּא), Ahio (אַחְיוֹ)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲבִינָדָב proper name, masculine (my father is noble)
1. a man of Gibeah in whose house the ark tarried 1Sam 7:1; 2Sam 6:3 (twice in verse); 2Sam 6:4; 1Chr 13:7.
2. a son of Jesse 1Sam 16:8; 1Sam 17:13; 1Kgs 4:11 (? perhaps otherwise unknown; Klo proposes אֲבִינֵר בְּ).
3. a son of Saul 1Sam 31:2; 1Chr 8:33; 1Chr 9:39; 1Chr 10:2.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Samuel | 7:1 · 16:8 · 17:13 · 31:2 |
| 2 Samuel | 6:3 · 6:4 |
| 1 Kings | 4:11 |
| 1 Chronicles | 8:33 · 9:39 · 10:2 · 13:7 |
Profile
Male • Father of Eleazar • Kept the ark of God in his house
Man living at the time of United Monarchy
Abinadab, in whose house the ark of God was kept for 20 years (1Sa.7.1; 2Sa.6.3,3; 1Ch.13.7; 2Sa.6.4).
- A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.7.1;
- referred to as Abinadab or [ ] (KJV= Abinadab) אֲבִינָדָב;
- father of Eleazar אֶלְעָזָר, Uzzah עֻזָּא, Ahio אַחְיוֹ.
Abinadab was a man from Kiriath-jearim in whose house the ark of God was kept for twenty years after it was returned by the Philistines (1 Samuel 7:1). The ark had been captured by the Philistines in battle, but after God afflicted them with plagues, they sent it back to Israel (1 Samuel 5-6). The men of Beth-shemesh, where the ark first arrived, were struck down by God for looking into the ark, so they sent messengers to Kiriath-jearim to take the ark away (1 Samuel 6:19-21).
The ark remained in Abinadab's house until King David decided to bring it to Jerusalem. David and the Israelites went to Abinadab's house to retrieve the ark, placing it on a new cart driven by Abinadab's sons, Uzzah and Ahio (2 Samuel 6:3; 1 Chronicles 13:7). However, when the oxen stumbled and Uzzah reached out to steady the ark, God struck him down for his irreverence (2 Samuel 6:6-7). After this incident, David left the ark in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months before successfully bringing it to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6:10-12).
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