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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

2 Samuel 2:26

Destruction. Septuagint, "till thou hast gained a complete victory?" Chaldean, "to separation?" Must we come to an eternal rupture? --- Despair? Hebrew, "that it will be bitterness in the end?" Abner insinuates that they had commenced in a sort of play, but the consequences had already proved too serious; and if Joab continued to pursue, his men would be rendered desperate. (Calmet) --- Despair makes people perform wonders, to revenge themselves. (Menochius)

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    3. ABNER'S REVOLT AND THE WAR WHICH FOLLOWED CHAPTER 2:8-32 _ 1. Abner makes Ish-bosheth king over Israel (2 Samuel 2:8)_ 2. The defeat of Abner (2 Samuel 2:12) 3. Abner and Joab and Joab's victor...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    2 SAMUEL 2-6. (J). APART FROM MINOR ADDITIONS AND CHANGES, IT IS VERY COMMONLY HELD THAT THESE CHAPTER S FORM A CONTINUOUS NARRATIVE FROM THE SAME SOURCE. 2 Samuel 2:1 to 2 Samuel 3:5. Civil War betw...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Pursuit. Asahel's burial 24. _Joab also_, &c. AND JOAB and Abishai continued the pursuit, in contrast to those who halted at the scene of Asahel's death. _the hill of Ammah … Giah_ Nothing is kn...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _that it will be bitterness in the latter end_ Either, that the final struggle of desperate men when driven to bay will be the fiercest; or, that any further prosecution of the contest will merely agg...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _Asahel Slain. 2 Samuel 2:17-32_ 17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David. 18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _JOAB ALSO AND ABISHAI PURSUED AFTER ABNER: AND THE SUN WENT DOWN WHEN THEY WERE COME TO THE HILL OF AMMAH, THAT LIETH BEFORE GIAH BY THE WAY OF THE WILDERNESS OF GIBEON._ No JFB commentary on these...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    DAVID MADE KING OVER JUDAH, ISHDOSHETH OVER ISRAEL. ASAHEL SLAIN BY ABNER 1. Shall I go up?] The defeat and death of Saul had entirely changed David's position. He had, for some time to come, nothing...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    ABNER CALLED TO JOAB. — It may be that Abner was already considering the expediency of transferring his allegiance to the house of David, or, at least, had had enough experience of Ish-bosheth to see...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יִּקְרָ֨א אַבְנֵ֜ר אֶל ־יֹואָ֗ב וַ יֹּ֨אמֶ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER III. BEGINNING OF CIVIL WAR. 2 Samuel 2:12 THE well-meant and earnest efforts of David to ward off strife and bring the people together in recognizing him as king were frustrated, as we have...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    SHALL THE SWORD DEVOUR FOR EVER? 2 Samuel 2:24 The longer the sword devours, the more bitter the hatred engendered. Early that morning, each of twenty-four young men had buried his sword in his antag...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The first act of David was to inquire of God what he should do. Without hesitation, his own tribe crowned him king. His attitude toward the men of Jabesh-gilead was in the highest sense politic, and y...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the (n) sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (24) Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. (25) В¶ And the children...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 AND 2. Nevertheless piety, and pious (and hence generous) sentiments, were genuine in David. He did not pretend to feel for Saul's misfortunes, and then sei...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEN ABNER CALLED TO JOAB,.... For having now a troop of men with him, he could stop with the greater safety; and being on an hill, and perhaps Joab on one opposite to him, could call to him, so as to...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from foll...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Bitterness in the latter end_ It will produce dreadful effects. In civil wars, as Cicero speaks, (_Familiar Epist._, lib. 4.,) all things are miserable, and nothing more miserable than victory itself...

  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    David's War with Ishbosheth...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    David was by no means in a hurry to take advantage of the situation that had been brought about by Saul's death. Though he had not enquired of the Lord as to going down to king Achish at Gath (1 Samue...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    25-32 Abner appeals to Joab concerning the miserable consequences of a civil war. Those who make light of such unnatural contests, will find that they are bitterness to all concerned. How easy it is...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    IT WILL BE BITTERNESS IN THE LATTER END; it will produce dreadful effects, and many bloody slaughters, if by a further prosecution thou makest them desperate; which is against all the rules of policy....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Samuel 2:26 Abner H74 called H7121 (H8799) Joab H3097 said H559 (H8799) sword H2719 devour H398 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ABNER AND ISRAEL SEEK TO WIN THE WHOLE KINGDOM FOR ISH-BOSHETH AND ARE SOUNDLY DEFEATED (2 SAMUEL 2:12). Having finally established Ishbosheth as king over Israel Abner now turned his attention to bri...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: David received as King of Judah. Abner makes Ish-bosheth king over eleven tribes. Civil war. CHARACTERS: God, David, Abner, Ish-bosheth, Joab, Abishai, Asahel. CONCLUSION: We may expect, o...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    2 Samuel 2:12. _Mahanaim._ See Genesis 32:2. 2 Samuel 2:14. _Abner said to Joab, &c._ He did this in confidence that his twelve men would conquer, and make Joab's army flee. Why had he not challenged...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Bitterness — It will produce dreadful effects. Brethren — By nation and religion: whom therefore they should not pursue with so fierce a rage, as if they were pursuing the Philistines....

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