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This expedition to Gibeon may have been for the purpose of shifting
his metropolis to his own tribe of Benjamin, and to his family place,
“Gibeah of Saul,” close to Gibeon, with the further purpose of...
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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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War between Ish-bosheth and David. The Combat at Gibeon
12. _went out_ The technical expression for going to war. Cp. 1 Samuel
18:30. After establishing Ish-bosheth's power over all Israel, Abner
tur...
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_The Contest at Gibeon._ 2 Samuel 2:12-16
12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants og Ishbosheth the son of
Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servant...
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_AND ABNER THE SON OF NER, AND THE SERVANTS OF ISHBOSHETH THE SON OF
SAUL, WENT OUT FROM MAHANAIM TO GIBEON._
Abner ... and the servants of Ish-bosheth ... went out from Mahanaim
to Gibeon. This town...
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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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TO GIBEON. — Gibeon, in the territory of Benjamin, had become noted
in the original conquest of the land as the only city which succeeded,
though by craft, in making a league with the conquerors (Josh...
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וַ יֵּצֵא֙ אַבְנֵ֣ר בֶּן ־נֵ֔ר וְ
עַבְדֵ֖י
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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...
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SWORD-PLAY TO THE DEATH
2 Samuel 2:12
For seven and a half years David reigned over the house of Judah. He
was in the prime of life, thirty years of age, and seems to have given
himself to the consol...
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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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_Servants; guards, army. (Menochius) --- Camp; or from Machanayim to
Gabaon, in the tribe of Benjamin, about six miles from Jerusalem.
(Calmet) --- Septuagint leave the former word untranslated, "Mana...
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(12) And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son
of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. (13) And Joab the son of
Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together...
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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 ABNER THE SON OF NER,.... Who was before captain of Saul's host,
and now of Ishbosheth's:
AND THE SERVANTS OF ISHBOSHETH THE SON OF SAUL; who seem to be not
only his domestic servants, that waite...
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And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of
Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
Ver. 12. _Went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon._] The same with Gibeah of
Saul; hither he came...
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_Abner and the servants of Ish-bosheth went out to Gibeon _ They
passed over Jordan into the country of Benjamin, where Gibeon was,
(Joshua 18:25,) to fight with Judah, and to bring them into subjecti...
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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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David's War with Ishbosheth...
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And Abner, the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth, the son of
Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon; they crossed to the western
side of Jordan, into the territory of Benjamin, in order to wa...
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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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THE SERVANTS OF ISH-BOSHETH, i.e. his officers and commanders, and
their army. TO GIBEON, in the country of Benjamin, JOSHUA 18:25, near
Judah, to fight with David's army, and to bring back the rest o...
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2 Samuel 2:12 Abner H74 son H1121 Ner H5369 servants H5650 Ishbosheth
H378 son H1121 Saul H7586 out H3318 ...
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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...
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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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_The servants of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, went out _. .. _ the
servants of David went out._
TAKING SIDES
Guizot, in his life of St. Louis of France, says that the latter had
many vassals who were...
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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 2:12 GIBEON is about 6 miles (9.7 km)
north-northwest of Jerusalem. The “pool” (v. 2 Samuel 2:13) is
probably the huge round cistern cut into th
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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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2 Samuel 17:14; Genesis 32:2; Joshua 10:12; Joshua 10:2; Joshua 10:4;...