CONTENTS
This chapter contains the relation of David's accession to the throne
of Hebron, A party however is formed by Abner the Captain of Saul's
host, in favour of Ish-bosheth, Saul's son; which became the source of
a long contention between the house of David and the house of Saul.
David reigns... [ Continue Reading ]
(2) So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the
Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite. (3) And his men
that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household:
and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
Observe how a prudent man, not only attends to his own... [ Continue Reading ]
(4) And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over
the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of
Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul.
Our Lord sprang out of Judah. Is it not worthy remark, that this
should be the first of all the tribes to acknowledge Davi... [ Continue Reading ]
(5) And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead, and said
unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this
kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. (6) And
now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite
you this kindness, because... [ Continue Reading ]
(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,
and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
The opposition made to David for the crow... [ Continue Reading ]
(10) Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign
over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed
David. (11) And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house
of Judah was seven years and six months.
There is no very easy method of ascertaining from... [ Continue Reading ]
(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 by the
pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the
pool, and the other on the... [ Continue Reading ]
(18) В¶ And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and
Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
(19) And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the
right hand nor to the left from following Abner. (20) Then Abner
looked behind him, and said, Art t... [ Continue Reading ]
(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 of
Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one
troop, and stood on the top of... [ Continue Reading ]
(29) And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain,
and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to
Mahanaim. (30) And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had
gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants
nineteen men and Asahel... [ Continue Reading ]
REFLECTIONS
BEHOLD Reader! in the instance of David in this chapter, that the
death of one enemy only makes way for the appearance of another. If
Saul be dead, Saul hath a son still to persecute and harass the life
of David. If the Lord in mercy delivers his people from this or that
trial; others sh... [ Continue Reading ]