1 Samuel 14:50

1 Samuel 14:50 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of Saul’s army was Abner son of Ner, and Ner was Saul’s uncle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the commander of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the commander of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.

Context of 1 Samuel 14:50

48He fought very bravely and he won against the Amalekites. Saul kept Israel safe from all the people who attacked them. 49Saul's sons were Jonathan, Ishvi and Malki-Shua. Saul had two daughters. Merab was his older daughter. Michal was his younger daughter. The name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam. She was the daughter of Ahimaaz. Abner was the leader of Saul's army. He was the son of Saul's uncle, Ner. 51Abiel was the father of both Saul's father, Kish, and Abner's father, Ner. 52During all of Saul's life there were wars between the Philistines and the Israelites. If Saul found a strong soldier or a brave man, he caused the man to join his army.

1 Samuel 14:50 word by word

וְשֵׁם֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת שָׁא֔וּל אֲחִינֹ֖עַם בַּת־אֲחִימָ֑עַץ וְשֵׁ֤ם שַׂר־צְבָאוֹ֙ אֲבִינֵ֔ר בֶּן־נֵ֖ר דּ֥וֹד שָׁאֽוּל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of Saul’sשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֫עַם'ăchîynô‛am · AhinoamH293
• the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֫עַץ'ăchîyma‛ats · AhimaazH290
• of the captainשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of his hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• Abnerאֲבִינֵר'abnêr 'ăbîynêr · AbnerH74
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Nerנֵרnêr · NerH5369
• uncleדּוֹדdôd dôd · beloved: male relativeH1730

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 14:50

• 1 Samuel 17:55Saul had watched David when he went out to fight the strong Philistine soldier. Saul said to Abner, the leader of his army, ‘Tell me Abner, who is that young man? Who is his father?’ Abner replied, ‘My king, I cannot tell you a lie. I do not know who he is.’
• 2 Samuel 2:8Ner's son Abner was the leader of Saul's army. He took Saul's son Ish-Bosheth to Mahanaim.
• 2 Samuel 3:27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab met him at the city's gate. Then Joab took him into a corner, as if he wanted to speak with Abner alone. But he pushed his knife into Abner's stomach. Joab killed Abner because Abner had killed Asahel, Joab's brother.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14:50

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 50The only other “Ahimaaz” mentioned in Scripture was the son of Zadok the priest. The word “Ahi” (brother) is frequently found in composition in names in the High Priest‘s family, e. g. in Ahijah, Ahimelech. It is not improbable that Ahimaaz may have been of this family, as marriages between the reval and priestly houses were not unusual 2 Kings 11:2; 2 Chronicles 22:11, and perhaps it may have been owing to such a connection that Ahijah was brought into…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 47-52Verses 47-52 Here is a general account of Saul's court and camp. He had little reason to be proud of his royal dignity, nor had any of his neighbours cause to envy him, for he had but little enjoyment after he took the kingdom. And often men's earthly glory makes a blaze just before the dark night of disgrace and woe comes on them.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 50Ahinoam is only mentioned in Saul's story here. In 1 Samuel 25:43, David marries a woman named Ahinoam. These might be the same person, but it is unclear (see 2 Samuel 12:8).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 14:50

• Abner
• Ahimaaz
• Ahinoam
• Armies
• Captain
• Nepotism
• Ner

In the dictionaries

• Abner
• Ahimaaz
• Ahinoam
• Discomfiture
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• Enlighten
• Faulty
• Fight
• Flew
• Michal

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings