Bible Strands
1 Samuel 14:50
His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator identifies Saul’s family members immediately after listing his children in 1 Samuel 14:49, anchoring the royal household’s genealogy during the ongoing war with the Philistines.
The words — The text uses אֵ֣שֶׁת ('E.shet) for “wife” and שַׂר־ (sar-) for “commander,” establishing formal titles for Saul’s spouse and military leader.
The thread — Abner’s role as army commander recurs in 1 Samuel 17:55 and 2 Samuel 2:8, 3:27, tracing his political and military influence through Saul’s dynasty and its aftermath.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to recognize how biblical genealogies function as structural records that validate lineage and authority without offering personal commentary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 2:8 Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
- 1 Samuel 17:55 As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”
- 2 Samuel 3:27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.