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Abinadab

Also called Ishui

Mentioned 1199–1055 BC traditional (Jones)

One of Saul’s sons, who peristed with his father in the battle of Gilboa (1 Sam. 31:2; 1 Chr. 10:2).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father
Saul
Mother
Ahinoam
Siblings
Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Merab, Michal, Ish-bosheth
Half-siblings
Armoni, Mephibosheth
Tagged in
5 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1235–1019 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 3 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

5 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. 1 Samuel2
  2. 1 Chronicles3

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBAbinadab 11Ishui 0
KJVAbinadab 13Ishui 1
ASVAbinadab 12Ishui 0

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Every verse

All 5 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

1 Samuel2 verses
  1. 14:49

    Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. His two daughters were named Merab (his firstborn) and Michal (his younger daughter).

  2. 31:2

    The Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.

1 Chronicles3 verses
  1. 8:33

    Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

  2. 9:39

    Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

  3. 10:2

    The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

One of Saul’s sons, who peristed with his father in the battle of Gilboa (1 Sam. 31:2; 1 Chr. 10:2).