# אֲבִישַׁי (avishay)

Israeli respelling: a-vi-shay. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H52. 24 Old Testament occurrences.

Abishai, an Israelite

King James renderings: Abishai.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/avishay-h52

## Occurrences

- [1 Samuel 26:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/26/6) — Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me…
- [1 Samuel 26:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/26/7) — So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at hi…
- [1 Samuel 26:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/26/8) — Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the…
- [1 Samuel 26:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/26/9) — And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?
- [2 Samuel 2:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/2/18) — And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
- [2 Samuel 2:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/2/24) — Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the wa…
- [2 Samuel 3:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/3/30) — So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
- [2 Samuel 10:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/10/10) — And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.
- [2 Samuel 10:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/10/14) — And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab retur…
- [2 Samuel 16:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/16/9) — Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take…
- [2 Samuel 16:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/16/11) — And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may t…
- [2 Samuel 18:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/18/2) — And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab…
- [2 Samuel 18:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/18/5) — And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the peopl…
- [2 Samuel 18:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/18/12) — And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against…
- [2 Samuel 19:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/19/21) — But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?
- [2 Samuel 20:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/20/6) — And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue af…
- [2 Samuel 20:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/20/10) — But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the gro…
- [2 Samuel 21:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/21/17) — But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou…
- [2 Samuel 23:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/23/18) — And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew the…
- [1 Chronicles 2:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/2/16) — Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
- [1 Chronicles 11:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/11/20) — And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name am…
- [1 Chronicles 18:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/18/12) — Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
- [1 Chronicles 19:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/19/11) — And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammo…
- [1 Chronicles 19:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/19/15) — And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Th…