Abisai
Abisai
(Abhishay, abhshay; Sept. Abessa, Abisai).
Son of David’s sister Sarvia, and brother of Joab, a most valiant warrior (2 Samuel 23:18-19; 1 Chronicles 11:20-21), and a faithful friend of David in his struggles against Saul (I K. xxvi, 6-9; II K. ii, 24; iii, 30), against the Ammonites, Syrians, and Edomites (2 Samuel 8:13; 10:9-14; 1 Chronicles 18:12; 19:11-15), against Absalom (II K. xvi, 9, 10; xix, 21, 22; xviii, 2), Seba (2 Samuel 20:6), and the Philistines (2 Samuel 21:15-17).
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HAGEN, Lexicon Biblicum (Paris, 1905); PALIS in VIG., Dict. de la Bible (Paris, 1895); WHITE in HAST., Dict. of the Bible (New York, 1903).
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The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume ICopyright © 1907 by Robert Appleton CompanyOnline Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. KnightNihil Obstat, March 1, 1907. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., CensorImprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York