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WHOSE IS THE LAND? - Meaning, Is not the land thine by God’s
promise?...
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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 ...
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Abner offers to bring all Israel under the authority of David. As a
preliminary Michal is restored to David. Having sounded the elders of
the various tribes, Abner visited David to arrange matters....
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Abner's negotiations with David
12. _on his behalf_ The Sept. rendering _immediately_is adopted by
some commentators, but is unsupported by the use of the word
elsewhere.
_Whose is the land_ The mean...
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_Abner Contacts David._ 2 Samuel 3:12-21
12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose
_is_ the land? saying _also,_ Make thy league with me, and, behold, my
hand _shall be_ with...
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_AND ABNER SENT MESSENGERS TO DAVID ON HIS BEHALF, SAYING, WHOSE IS
THE LAND? SAYING ALSO, MAKE THY LEAGUE WITH ME, AND, BEHOLD, MY HAND
SHALL BE WITH THEE, TO BRING ABOUT ALL ISRAEL UNTO THEE._
Abne...
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ON HIS BEHALF] RM 'where he was.' WHOSE _is_ THE LAND? SAYING] LXX
omits....
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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, whe...
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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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WHOSE IS THE LAND? — These words in themselves may be understood in
either of two senses: (1) “Is not the land thine by promise?” or
(2) “Who has the power to bring the land into subjection to whom he...
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וַ יִּשְׁלַח֩ אַבְנֵ֨ר מַלְאָכִ֧ים ׀
אֶל ־דָּוִ֛ד _תַּחְתָּ֥יו_
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CHAPTER IV.
_ CONCLUSION OF THE CIVIL WAR_.
2 Samuel 3:1.
THE victory at the pool of Gibeon was far from ending the opposition
to David. In vain, for many a day, weary eyes looked out for the dove
w...
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ABNER WINS DAVID'S FAVOR
2 Samuel 3:12
We cannot defend David's request for Michal to be restored to him. It
inflicted bitter pain on an apparently happy pair, and Michal's
revenge stung him to the q...
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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 mat...
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_Himself. Hebrew may be also "immediately," (Piscator) or "in secret,"
(Kimchi) as the matter seems not to have transpired. (Calmet) ---
Alexandrian Septuagint, "to Thelam, where he was, without delay...
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(12) And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose
is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my
hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
Wh...
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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 ABNER SENT MESSENGERS TO DAVID ON HIS BEHALF,.... On his own
account, and not on the account of Ishbosheth, or the people of
Israel; but to obtain terms for himself, or in his own name, as
represe...
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And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose [is]
the land? saying [also], Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand
[shall be] with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee....
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_And Abner sent messengers to David_ Having thus incensed his master,
he judged it not safe to delay the execution of what he had
threatened. Yet he thought it neither safe nor prudent to go himself
t...
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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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And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, as an embassy
representing him, SAYING, WHOSE IS THE LAND? His pride caused him to
intimate that he was the real master of Israel. SAYING ALSO, MAKE T...
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ABNER LEAVES ISHBOSHETH FOR 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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7-21 Many, like Abner, are not above committing base crimes, who are
too proud to bear reproof, or even the suspicion of being guilty.
While men go on in sin, and apparently without concern, they are...
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MESSENGERS ON HIS BEHALF; who in his name and stead might treat with
David concerning his reconciliation with him. Thus God overrules the
lusts and passions of wicked men, to accomplish his own wise a...
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2 Samuel 3:12 Abner H74 sent H7971 (H8799) messengers H4397 David
H1732 saying H559 (H8800) land H776 saying...
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ABNER QUARRELS WITH ISH-BOSHETH OVER ONE OF SAUL'S CONCUBINES AND
DECIDES AS A CONSEQUENCE TO ADVANCE DAVID'S CLAIMS TO THE THRONE OF
ISRAEL (2 SAMUEL 3:7).
While David's strengthening position is see...
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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 3:12 David clearly does not mind taking
the Israelite kingdom from Ish-bosheth, and he stresses his closeness
to Saul as Saul’s son-in-law. David states that he has legally p...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
2 Samuel 3:1. “THE WAR.” “Not continual fighting, but the state
of hostility in which they continued to stand towards one another.”
_(Keil.)_
2 Samuel 3:3. “CHILIAB.” C...
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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 Chronicles 11:1; 1 Chronicles 12:38; 2 Samuel 19:14; 2 Samuel 19:41;...
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Messengers — Who in his name might treat with David concerning his
reconciliation with him. Thus God over — rules the passions of
wicked men, to accomplish his own wise and holy purposes. And who then...