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== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15437" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15437" /> == | ||
<p> The son of Ner, Saul's uncle, and the general of his armies, 1 [[Samuel]] 14:50 . [[For]] seven years after Saul's death, he supported Ish-bosheth; but being reproved by him for his conduct towards Rizpah, he undertook to unite the whole kingdom under David. [[He]] was, however, treacherously slain by Joab, either to revenge the death of Asahel, Joab's brother, who [[Abner]] had formerly killed, or more probably from jealousy. [[David]] abhorred this perfidious act, and composed an elegy on his death, 2 Samuel 2:8 3:33 . He also charged [[Solomon]] to punish the crime of [[Joab]] with death, 1 Kings 2:5,6 . </p> | <p> The son of Ner, Saul's uncle, and the general of his armies, 1 [[Samuel]] 14:50 . [[For]] seven years after Saul's death, he supported Ish-bosheth; but being reproved by him for his conduct towards Rizpah, he undertook to unite the whole kingdom under David. [[He]] was, however, treacherously slain by Joab, either to revenge the death of Asahel, Joab's brother, who [[Abner]] had formerly killed, or more probably from jealousy. [[David]] abhorred this perfidious act, and composed an elegy on his death, 2 Samuel 2:8 3:33 . He also charged [[Solomon]] to punish the crime of [[Joab]] with death, 1 Kings 2:5,6 . </p> | ||
