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    Abishai

    uh-BISH-eye

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Father of a gift; My father is Jesse
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Abishai appears in the King James Bible, including 1 Samuel 26:8.
    First appears in
    1 Samuel — The united and divided kingdom
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Abishai — fiercely loyal but sometimes reckless — teaches that courage is most valuable when guided by wisdom. His relationship with David shows that even the bravest warriors need a steadying voice.
    King James verses
    • 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 spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time."

    • 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 them."

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