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Verse 2 Samuel 2:9. _MADE HIM KING OVER GILEAD_] These were places
beyond Jordan; for as the Philistines had lately routed the
Israelites, they were no doubt in possession of some of the principal
to...
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THE ASHURITES - If the tribe of Asher, the verse indicates the order
in which Abner recovered the different districts from the Philistines,
and added them to the dominions of Ish-bosheth, beginning wi...
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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...
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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...
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AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_ (App-6) in 2 Samuel 2:9....
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Ish-bosheth set up by Abner as a rival to David
8. _Abner_ Both by his relationship of first cousin to Saul (1 Samuel
14:50, note), and by his office as commander of the army, Abner was
marked out as...
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_Gilead_ Here apparently, as in Joshua 22:9, Gilead includes the whole
district occupied by the Israelites to the E. of the Jordan, and not
merely the central portion of it, between the S. end of the...
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_AND MADE HIM KING OVER GILEAD, AND OVER THE ASHURITES, AND OVER
JEZREEL, AND OVER EPHRAIM, AND OVER BENJAMIN, AND OVER ALL ISRAEL._
Over Gilead - used in a loose sense for the land beyond Jordan. Th...
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THE ASHURITES] This is doubtless a mistake for Asher. Abner first
gained possession of eastern Palestine, then of Asher in the extreme
north of western Palestine, next of the great central plain of
Is...
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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...
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DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL
2 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 2
DAVID BECOMES THE KING OF *JUDAH
V1 After this, David asked the *Lord, ‘Shall I go to a town in
*Judah?’
The *Lord said, ‘Yes.’...
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THE ASHURITES, AND OVER JEZREEL. — This verse apparently expresses
the gradual extension of Ishbosheth’s dominion as the country became
freed from the Philistines. At first, his authority was establis...
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וַ יַּמְלִכֵ֨הוּ֙ אֶל ־הַ גִּלְעָ֔ד
וְ אֶל
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CHAPTER II
_ BEGINNING OF DAVID'S REIGN AT HEBRON._
2 Samuel 2:1.
THE death of Saul did not end David's troubles. nor was it for a good
many years that he became free to employ his whole energies fo...
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A DIVIDED PEOPLE
2 Samuel 2:1
David's habit of inquiring of the Lord was not discontinued when he
ascended the throne. He allowed his steps still to be ordered by the
Lord, who delighted in His serv...
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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...
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And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over
Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over (f) all Israel.
(f) Over the eleven tribes....
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Gessuri. There was one south of Juda: but this country was probably
near Hermon, and might be tributary to Israel. David perhaps married
this king's daughter, in order to detach him from the party of...
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(8) В¶ But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took
Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; (9) And
made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel,...
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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 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...
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AND HE MADE HIM KING OVER GILEAD,.... Which lay beyond Jordan, and
included the tribes of Gad and Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh;
these he prevailed upon to acknowledge Ishbosheth, their king,...
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And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over
Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
Ver. 9. _And over all Israel._] Except the tribe of Judah, and some...
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_He made him king over Gilead_ Over all the tribes on the other side
Jordan, which are comprehended under this name. _Over the Ashurites_
That is, the tribe of Asher, as the Chaldee paraphrast and oth...
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[SAUL BURIED.]
1 Dauid by Gods direction, with his companie goeth vp to Hebron, where
he is made King of Iudah.
5 He commendeth them of Iabesh Gilead, for their kindnesse to Saul.
8 Abner maketh Is...
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and made him king over Gilead, the country east of Jordan, AND OVER
THE ASHURITES, probably in the territory of the upper Jordan, AND OVER
JEZREEL, the entire plain of the recent defeat, AND OVER EPHR...
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DAVID AT HEBRON...
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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...
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2 Samuel 2:9 king H4427 (H8686) Gilead H1568 Ashurites H805 Jezreel
H3157 Ephraim H669 Benjamin H1144 Israel H3478...
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DAVID IS ANOINTED AS KING OVER JUDAH AND ISH-BOSHETH RECEIVES THE
CROWN OF ISRAEL (2 SAMUEL 2:1).
After consulting YHWH David moved his men into Judah while still
retaining authority over Ziklag, and...
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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...
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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...
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_And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-Gilead._
ATTEMPTS AT CONCILIATION DEFEATED
1. The chief anxiety of David, alter being anointed king over the
house of Judah, would naturally be how t...
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_And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the Lord._
STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
David's sense of dependence upon God!
1. His passive patience is exquisitely touching, and presents such a
co...
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 2:8 ABNER tries to continue Saul’s
kingdom, on a reduced scale. From these verses and 2 Samuel 3:9, it
appears that Abner, not...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
2 Samuel 2:8. “TOOK ISHBOSHETH.” Rather _had taken_. “Ishbosheth
had probably been in the battle of Gilboa, and fled with Abner across
the Jordan after the battle had be...
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EXPOSITION
2 SAMUEL 2:1
UNTO HEBRON. As soon as David had assuaged his grief, his thoughts
would naturally turn towards his country. Fuller news would reach him
every day respecting the movements of...
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Now it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, and
he said, Shall I go up to Judah (2 Samuel 2:1)?
Now to me it is interesting as we observe David, he doesn't take any
actions withou...
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Genesis 30:13; Joshua 13:8; Joshua 19:18; Numbers 1:40; Numbers 32:1;
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Gilead — Largely so taken, for all the land of Israel beyond Jordan.
Ashurites — That is, the tribe of Asher, as the Chaldee paraphrast
and others understand it. Jezreel — A large and rich valley situ...