1 Samuel 26:5 Cross References - Thomson

⁵ David arose privily, and went to the place where Saul was sleeping. And Abenner, son of Ner, his captain general was there, and Saul was asleep in a palanquin, and the people were encamped around him.

¹ Now there was a man of the children of Benjamin whose name was Kis, son of Abiel, son of Jared, son of Bachir, son of Aphek, son of Jemenaius, the head of the family. He was a man in authority;

⁵⁰ And the name of his wife was Achinoam. She was the daughter of Achimaas. And the name of his captain general was Abenner. He was the son of Ner, Saul's uncle; ⁵¹ for Kis the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abenner, were sons of Jamin, son of Abiel.

²⁰ [Omitted]

⁵⁵ [Omitted]

⁸ But Abenner, son of Ner, Saul's captain general, took Jebosthe, the son of Saul, and brought him from the camp to Manaem, ⁹ and made him king over Galaaditis, and over Thasiri, and over Jezrael, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. ¹⁰ Jebosthe the son of Saul, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and when he had reigned two years, [except over the house of Juda who followed David; ¹¹ now the time which David reigned at Chebron over the house of Juda was seven years and six months] ¹² Abenner, son of Ner, and the servants of Jebosthe, son of Saul, came out from Manaem to Gabaon;

⁷ Now Saul had a concubine named Respha, a daughter of Jol. And Jebosthe the son of Saul, said to Abenner, Why hast thou gone in to my father's concubine? ⁸ For this Abenner was exceedingly enraged at Jebosthe, and said to him, Am I a dog's head? Have I now dealt kindly with the house of Saul, thy father, and with his brethren, and relations, and not gone over to the house of David, and dost thou question me now respecting an injury done to a woman?

²⁷ And when Abenner returned to Chebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak to him, and watching an opportunity, smote him there in the groin, and he died, for the blood of Asael the brother of Joab.

³³ And the king chanted a funeral song over Abenner, and said, As dieth a criminal should Abenner die? ³⁴ Thy hands were not bound with chains; Nor thy feet with fetters. He did not bring thee forth as a criminal; Before sons of wickedness thou hast fallen: ³⁵ Now all the people had been assembled to bewail him; and when all the people came to induce David to eat the funeral bread while it was yet day, David sword, saying, God do so to me and more also, if I taste bread, or any thing else, till the sun is set. ³⁶ And when the people knew this, they were well pleased with all that the king did before the people. ³⁷ And all the people, and all Israel, that day perceived that the putting Abenner son of Ner to death, did not proceed from the king. ³⁸ For the king said to his servants, Do you not know that a great leader hath this day fallen in Israel;

³⁹ And Ner begot Kis, and Kis begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, and Melchisue and Aminadab and Asabal;