Abinadab
   father of nobleness; i.e., "noble." (1.) A Levite of
   Kirjath-jearim, in whose house the ark of the covenant was
   deposited after having been brought back from the land of the
   Philistines (1 Sam. 7:1). It remained there twenty years, till
   it was at length removed by David (1 Sam. 7:1,2; 1 Chr. 13:7).
   
     (2.) The second of the eight sons of Jesse (1 Sam. 16:8). He
   was with Saul in the campaign against the Philistines in which
   Goliath was slain (1 Sam. 17:13).
   
     (3.) One of Saul's sons, who peristed with his father in the
   battle of Gilboa (1 Sam. 31:2; 1 Chr. 10:2).
   
     (4.) One of Solomon's officers, who "provided victuals for the
   king and his household." He presided, for this purpose, over the
   district of Dor (1 Kings 4:11).
   

Abinadab, father of a vow, or of willingness