Bible Commentary

And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David swore, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or aught else, till the sun be down. 35. to cause David to eat meat ] Fasting was the usual accompaniment of mourning. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 3:35”

Thy hands [were] not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, [so] fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him. 34. Thy hands, &c.] Two explanations of these words seem possible; either (1) Thou hadst not committed any crime to deserve a malefactor’s punishment, but wast … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 3:34”

And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth? 33. lamented ] See note on ch. 2Sa 1:17. Died Abner as a fool dieth ] Lit. As dies a fool should Abner die? Was this ignoble death, befitting a fool, to be the fate of so brave a warrior? Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 3:33”

And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept. And they buried Abner in Hebron,…. According to the Jewish account of places of burial s, he was buried in the midst of the city, though burying places were generally … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 3:32”

And David said to Joab, and to all the people that [were] with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David [himself] followed the bier. 31 39. David’s lamentation for Abner 31. gird you with sackcloth ] The practice of wearing garments of the coarse dark hair-cloth … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 3:31”

So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. 30. slew slain ] Murdered Abner, because he had slain, &c. The words in the Heb. are different, and the first denotes the violent character of the act. The Sept. however gives another reading, “Now … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 3:30”

Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread. 29. let it rest ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 3:29”

And afterward when David heard [it], he said, I and my kingdom [are] guiltless before the LORD forever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner: 28 30. The Curse of Blood-guiltiness 28. I and my kingdom are guiltless ] With a strong asseveration David asserts his entire innocence of any complicity in this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 3:28”

And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth [rib], that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. 27. in the gate ] Lit. into the midst of the gate, the space between the inner and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 3:27”

And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew [it] not. 26. he sent messengers after Abner ] No doubt in David’s name, pretending to recall him for a further interview. A message from Joab would have excited Abner’s … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 3:26”