Not characterized by restraint, Abishai was generally quick to act (see 2 Samuel 16:9–10; 2 Samuel 19:21–23).1 He jumped at the chance to help David, thinking that they were on a mission to assassinate Saul.
Not characterized by restraint, Abishai was generally quick to act (see 2 Samuel 16:9–10; 2 Samuel 19:21–23).1 He jumped at the chance to help David, thinking that they were on a mission to assassinate Saul.
6 Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Joab’s brother Abishai the son of Zeruiah, “Who will go down with me into the camp to Saul?” And Abishai said, “I will go down with you.”