| Easton's Bible Dictionary Father of strength; i.e., "valiant", one of David's body-guard of thirty mighty men (2 Samuel 23:31); called also Abiel (1 Chronicles 11:32). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ABI-ALBON ab-i-al'-bon, abi-al'-bon ('abhi `alebhon, meaning not known. Gesenius infers from the Arabic a stem which would give the meaning "father of strength," and this is at worst not quite so groundless as the conjectures which explain `alebhon as a textual misreading for 'el or ba`al): Abi-albon the Arbathite was one of David's listed heroes (2 Samuel 23:31), called Abiel the Arbathite in 1 Chronicles 11:32. Presumably he was from Beth-arabah (Joshua 15:6, 61, 18:22). | Multi-Version Concordance Abi-albon (1 Occurrence) 2 Samuel 23:31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, (DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS NIV) |