Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 11:21
Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
21. Who smote Abimelech ] See Jdg 9:50-54. This reference is interesting, as shewing a familiarity with the history of the time of the Judges; but whether it was preserved by written annals or by oral tradition, is uncertain. It is not likely that our Book of Judges was in existence in its present form.
Jerubbesheth ] Jerubbaal or Gideon (Jdg 6:32). The form Jerubbesheth occurs here only. The Sept. reads Jerubbaal, and this was perhaps the original reading, altered for the reasons stated in the note to ch. 2Sa 2:8.
in Thebez ] Only mentioned here and in Judges, but its site and name are both preserved by the village of Tubs, about ten miles N. E. of Shechem.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Who smote Abimelech … – This reference indicates the existence in Davids time of the national annals of that period in an accessible form, and the kings habit of reading, or having read to him, the history of his country. (Compare Est 6:1.)
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Jerubbesheth, called also Jerubbaal, Jdg 9:1. See Poole “2Sa 2:8“. Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also; which he knew would be acceptable news to the king, and therefore allay his wrath. This indeed might make the messenger suspect that David had a hand in Uriahs death; and possibly Joab might say so for that very reason, that these matters by degrees being known, David might be hardened in sin, and so Joab might have the greater interest in him.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth?…. The same with Jerubbaal, who was Gideon, Jud 6:32; Baal, one part of his name, was the name of an idol, and sometimes called Bosheth or Besheth, which signifies shame, being a shameful idol; Gideon had a son called Abimelech, who was smitten, and it is here asked, by whom?
did not a woman cast a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? which should have been a warning not to go too near the wall of an enemy; the history is recorded in Jud 9:52;
why went ye nigh the wall? exposing your lives to so much danger, and by which so many lives were lost:
then say thou, thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also; the whole has not been told, the worst of all is, as the messenger was to represent it, that brave gallant soldier Uriah is dead; this Joab ordered to be told last, as knowing very well it would pacify the king’s wrath, and was the agreeable news he wanted to hear.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(21) Who smote Abimelech?See Jdg. 9:53. Joab anticipated Davids anger at his apparent rashness, and charged the messenger, when he should observe it, to mentions Uriahs death. This was not likely to awaken any suspicion in the messenger, as it would appear to him rather as an effort on Joabs part to throw the blame from himself upon Uriah as the leader of the assaulting party. The messenger appears to have told all in one breath, so that there was no opportunity for David to express displeasure. The reference to the case of Abimelech shows how familiar the Israelites were with the past history of their people.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
21. Son of Jerubbesheth Rather, of Jerubbaal. See Judges 9.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Sa 11:21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
Ver. 21. Who smote Abimelech. ] See Jdg 9:53 . See Trapp on “ Jdg 9:53 “ A commander-in-chief had need be a good historian, ne fiat historia. Tamerlane read much at spare times, in a certain book, wherein was contained the lives of his ancestors and other valiant worthies; not therewith vainly to deceive the time, but to make use thereof by the imitation of that which was by them worthily done, and declining of such dangers, as they, by their rashness or oversight, fell into. a
a Turk. Hist, 218.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Jerubbesheth (Jdg 9:1) = Jerubbaal. Baal-lord, Bosheth = shame; changed by Holy Ghost here to suit his idolatry (Jdg 8:27), and now David’s sin. a woman, one of the ten deaths caused by a woman. See note, Jdg 4:21,
piece = upper piece.
millstone. One of the “despised” things used. See note on Jdg 3:21; Jdg 9:53.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Abimelech: Jdg 9:53
Jerubbesheth: Jdg 6:32, Jdg 7:1, Jerubbaal
Thy servant: 2Sa 3:27, 2Sa 3:34, Psa 39:8, Isa 14:10, Eze 16:51, Eze 16:52
Reciprocal: 1Sa 26:6 – Hittite 2Sa 11:16 – he assigned
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
11:21 Who smote Abimelech the son of {i} Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
(i) Meaning Gideon, Jud 9:52,53.