CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
2 Samuel 2:1. “HEBRON.” “A city of Judah, situated among the
mountains (Joshua 20:7), twenty Roman miles south of Jerusalem, and
the same distance north of Beersheba. Hebron is one of the most
ancient cities of the world still existing, and in this respect it was
the r... [ Continue Reading ]
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 been lost.” _(Keil.)_
“MAHANAIM,” On the eastern side of the Jordan, north of the brook
Jabbok (Genesi... [ Continue Reading ]