Abnerאַבְנֵרsonבֶּןof Nerנֵרand the servantsוְעַבְדֵיof Ish-boshethאִישׁ בֹּשֶׁתsonבֶּןof Saulשָׁאוּלwent outוַיֵּצֵאfrom Mahanaimמִמַּחֲנַיִםto Gibeon.גִּבְעוֹנָה
2 Samuel 2:12
Study it in the app“Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 2:12, word by word
- Abnerאַבְנֵרavner
Abner
Abner, son of Ner, relative of King Saul and commander of his army. In 1 Samuel 14:50 the Hebrew writes the long form, "Abiner." The name means "my father is a lamp."
Where else “avner” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Nerנֵרner
Ner
Ner, father of Abner and relative of King Saul. The name means "lamp."
Where else “ner” appears- and the servantsעַבְדֵיavde
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avde” appears- of Ish-boshethאִישׁish
Ish-bosheth
Ish-bosheth, a son of Saul whom Abner made king over Israel after his father's death (2 Samuel 2-4). The name means "man of shame"; in 1 Chronicles 8:33 he is called Eshbaal.
Where else “ish” appears- of Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- from Mahanaimמַּחֲנַיִםmachanayim
Mahanaim
Mahanaim: "two camps". A place east of the Jordan.
Where else “machanayim” appears- to Gibeonגִּבְעוֹנָgivona
Gibeon
See it on the mapWhere else “givona” appears
Places in this verse
Gibeon
Today: al-Jib (Gibeon), West Bank
A city about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
Its people tricked Joshua into making peace with Israel (Josh 9:3-15). When Joshua defended them, the sun stood still (Josh 10:12). Solomon offered sacrifices there (1 Kgs 3:4).
The context
11And the number of the days that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 · This verse (above)
13And Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon together; and they sat down, these on this side of the pool and those on that side of the pool.