"And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly,e and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother."
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Verse 2 Samuel 3:27. _AND SMOTE HIM THERE_] Joab feared that, after
having rendered such essential services to David, Abner would be made
captain of the host: he therefore determined to prevent it by...
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4. ABNER'S DEEDS AND END
CHAPTER 3
_ 1. The long war and its results (2 Samuel 3:1)_
2. David's family (2 Samuel 3:2)
3. Abner's defiant deed (2 Samuel 3:6)
4. Abner and Ish-bosheth (2 Samuel 3:8...
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Joab had been absent on a foray during Abner's visit; on his return,
he induced Abner to come back and meet him and then treacherously
assassinated him, to avenge the death of Asahel.
2 SAMUEL 3:26....
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Abner treacherously murdered by Joab
22. _from_pursuing _a troop_ Lit. _from the troop_, i.e. FROM THE
FORAY, or plundering expedition on which they had gone to procure
supplies. In the absence of ta...
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FOR THE BLOOD OF ASAHEL HIS BROTHER— How empty and ill-founded are
the purposes of vain man! Abner, who promises kingdoms, (2 Samuel
3:10.) cannot secure to himself one single hour of life. David had...
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_Joab Murders Abner._ 2 Samuel 3:22-30
22 And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from _pursuing_ a
troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner _was_ not
with David in Hebron; f...
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_THOU KNOWEST ABNER THE SON OF NER, THAT HE CAME TO DECEIVE THEE, AND
TO KNOW THY GOING OUT AND THY COMING IN, AND TO KNOW ALL THAT THOU
DOEST._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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ABNER IS TREACHEROUSLY MURDERED BY JOAB
3. Chileab] We read nothing more of him and he probably died as a
child. In 1 Chronicles 3:1 he is called Daniel. GESHUR] a kingdom on
the border of Bashan, wh...
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DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL
2 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 3
V1 So Saul’s family opposed David. Their armies continued to fight
for a long time. David’s side became more powerful. But the peo...
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ASIDE IN THE GATE. — The gateway was a customary place of conference
in the East, and Joab there awaited Abner’s return; he then took him
“aside” to some place of privacy, as the LXX. reads, “by the
s...
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וַ יָּ֤שָׁב אַבְנֵר֙ חֶבְרֹ֔ון וַ
יַּטֵּ֤הוּ יֹואָב֙ אֶל ־תֹּ֣וךְ הַ
שַּׁ֔עַר לְ דַּבֵּ֥ר אִתֹּ֖ו...
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CHAPTER V.
_ ASSASSINATION OF ABNER AND ISHBOSHETH._
2 Samuel 3:22; 2 Samuel 4:1
IT is quite possible that, in treating with Abner, David showed too
complacent a temper, that he treated too lightly...
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A TREACHEROUS REVENGE
2 Samuel 3:22
There is no doubt that Abner was guilty of disloyalty and treachery,
but this did not excuse Joab's dastardly act. He could not claim the
right to act as _goel_ -...
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The long warfare continued, and the progress of it is declared in the
opening verse of this chapter: "And David waxed stronger and stronger,
but the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker."
At last ma...
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_Middle. Septuagint, "sides." --- Brother; (who had been wounded in
the same place) a just punishment of Abner's licentiousness. (Salien)
--- This was given out as the pretext of the murder; but envy...
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(26) And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after
Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew
it not. (27) And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took...
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We have seen the sorrowful circumstances out of which arose the first
desire to have a king in Israel, and the remarkable fact that,
although it was a sin, God nevertheless did not put the people back...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 3 AND 4.
Alas! the history of this period plunges us into the ways of man. It
is no longer merely David walking in the path of faith. It is Joab, a
clever, am...
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AND WHEN ABNER WAS RETURNED TO HEBRON,.... Alone, and not the twenty
men with him; not to David's court, but just to the city, to the gate
of it:
JOAB TOOK HIM ASIDE IN THE GATE: where he was waiting...
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_And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the
gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth
[rib], that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother._
Ver....
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_When Joab was come out from David_ He seems to have gone out in
anger; not staying for an answer. _He sent messengers after Abner_
Probably in the king's name, as if he had something further to
commu...
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1 During the warre Dauid still waxeth stronger.
2 Sixe sonnes were borne to him in Hebron.
6 Abner displeased with Ishbosheth,
12 reuolteth to Dauid.
13 Dauid requireth a condition to bring him hi...
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ABNER MURDERED BY JOAB, MOURNED BY DAVID...
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Though Saul had died, yet there continues long war between his house
and the house of David. We have seen that Saul stands for the energy
of the flesh, which does not easily give up though it is doome...
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QUIETLY:
Or, peaceably...
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22-39 Judgments are prepared for such scorners as Abner; but Joab, in
what he did, acted wickedly. David laid Abner's murder deeply to
heart, and in many ways expressed his detestation of it. The guil...
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IN THE GATE; in the entrance into the city before he came to the king;
and in the place where conferences used to be. QUIETLY; with
appearance of great civility and kindness. Or, _secretly_, as having...
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2 Samuel 3:27 Abner H74 returned H7725 (H8799) Hebron H2275 Joab H3097
aside H5186 (H8686) in H413 H8432 gate H8179 speak H1696 (H8763)
privately H7987 stabbed H5221 (H8686) stomach H2570 died H4191 ...
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JOAB TREACHEROUSLY GAINS BLOOD REVENGE FOR THE DEATH OF HIS BROTHER
ASAHEL AND AT THE SAME TIME RIDS HIMSELF OF A DANGEROUS RIVAL (2
SAMUEL 3:27).
We have to remember here that the desire and responsi...
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CONTENTS: Abner deserts to David. Joab's murder of Abner.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Joab, Abner, Ish-bosheth, Michal, Phaltiel,
Rizpeh, Abishai, Asahel.
CONCLUSION: Evil pursues sinners and will overt...
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2 Samuel 3:1. _Long war,_ of contention and strife, rather than of
bloody battles.
2 Samuel 3:3. _The daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur._ David had
invaded the country of this prince, and might have...
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_Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of
David._
PROGRESS AND TERMINATION OF THE CIVIL WAR
What grief tales of distress are folded up in these brief words,
“There was long w...
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 3:22 Joab’s motive for killing Abner
could have been concern for David’s position as king (v. 2 Samuel
3:25), concern for his own position (v. 2 Samuel 3:23), personal
reveng...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
2 Samuel 3:22. “JOAB CAME FROM PURSUING,” etc. “Whither, it is
not said, but probably outside the Israelitish territory near the
tribe of Judah. In the incomplete organ...
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EXPOSITION
2 SAMUEL 3:1
THERE WAS LONG WAR. As Ishbosheth reigned only two years, and as "the
house of Saul" is the phrase used, it seems probable that after
Ishbosheth's murder, during the five year...
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Now there was a long war [Verse, chapter three] between the house of
Saul and the house of David: but David became stronger and stronger,
and the house of Saul became weaker and weaker (2 Samuel 3:1)....
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1 Kings 2:32; 1 Kings 2:5; 2 Samuel 2:19; 2 Samuel 20:10; 2 Samuel
20:9; Deuteronomy 27:24; Jeremiah 41:2; Jeremiah 41:6; Jeremiah 41:7...