Several men in the OT; name means 'My father is noble / generous'
ʾĂḇînāḏāḇ (ab + nādāḇ, 'willing/noble') is the name of at least four men in the Old Testament: (1) A man of Kiriath-jearim in whose house the ark of the covenant rested for twenty years (1 Samuel 7:1; 2 Samuel 6:3); (2) A son of Jesse and brother of David (1 Samuel 16:8); (3) A son of Saul killed at Jezreel (1 Samuel 31:2); (4) A son of Solomon who administered one of his districts (1 Kings 4:11). The ark's residence in Abinadab's house is theologically significant — God's presence dwelling in an ordinary household.
That the ark of the LORD — the supreme symbol of God's presence — rested in the household of Abinadab for two decades illustrates a recurring biblical theme: God chooses to dwell with the humble and ordinary. God's presence is not confined to temples or palaces. When David finally moved the ark to Jerusalem, the joy of that procession (2 Samuel 6) reflects Israel's longing for God's presence to be central to the nation's life. This foreshadows the New Covenant, in which God's Spirit dwells not in buildings but in human hearts (1 Corinthians 3:16).