1. Father of Kish and of Ner and grandfather of Saul and of Abner. That this is the most probable genealogy is confirmed by Ner being said to be Saul’s uncle ({vi 7393;7559-7560}1 Sam. 9:1; 14:50-51); though in {vi 10609;10655}1 Chronicles 8:33; 9:39, Saul is said to be the son of Kish, the son of Ner. This Ner may have been an earlier ancestor; and here Abiel is not named at all. It was not unusual to leave out many names in the genealogies.
2. One of David’s mighty men (1 Chron. 11:32); he is called Abi-Albon in 2 Samuel 23:31.