In the bible, Abdon is the name of the son of Hillel who judged Israel for eight years (JDG 12:13), as well as name of son of Shashak (1CH 8:23) and son of Jeiel and Maacah (1CH 8:30), firstborn (1CH 9:35). Meaning of the name: servant; cloud of judgment. Related names are:
Nadab,
Zur,
Kish (and others ...)
. The translations of Abdon in 25 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Abdom in Portuguese to
عبدون in Arabic!
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs, (JOS 21:30)
And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. (JDG 12:13)
And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites. (JDG 12:15)
And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs, (1CH 6:74)
And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, (1CH 8:23)
And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, (1CH 8:30)
And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, (1CH 9:36)
And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying, (2CH 34:20)