Strong H592 sensesאָבֵל

The 2 senses of Strong H59

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H59 appears in 4 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. A large stone in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.H59G1 verse · 1 Samuel
2. A city in northern Israel, also called Abel-maim.H59H1 verse · 2 Samuel

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• abel4

First verses

1. 1 Samuel 6:18
   And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the Lord: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth–shemite.
2. 2 Samuel 20:14
   And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth–maachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
3. 2 Samuel 20:15
   And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth–maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
4. 2 Samuel 20:18
   Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.