What does 2 Samuel 3:3 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And his second, Chileab,a of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;"
CHILEAB - In the duplicate passage (see the margin.) David’s second son is called Daniel (God is my judge), a name given to him in commemoration of the death of Nabal 1 Samuel 25:39. Chileab seems to...
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 (2 Samuel 3:8...
An editorial note, including an account of David's family. It is curious that the last-named wife, Eglah, and she only, is expressly called David's wife. The letters in the Heb. may be a corruption of...
WIFE OF NABAL. Figures of speech _Epitheton_ and _Ampliatio_ (App-6), by which Abigail is still so called by way of explanation. See note on 1 Samuel 30:5. ABSALOM. Born in the Jubilee year, 958-957....
_Chileab_ Called in Chron. _Daniel_, the meaning of which name, "God is my judge," suggests that it may have been given him to commemorate God's judgment upon Nabal (1 Samuel 25:39; cp. Genesis 30:6)....
3. A Period of Two Kings in Israel, 2 Samuel 3:1-39. _David's Family._ 2 Samuel 3:1-5 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger,...
_AND HIS SECOND, CHILEAB, OF ABIGAIL THE WIFE OF NABAL THE CARMELITE; AND THE THIRD, ABSALOM THE SON OF MAACAH THE DAUGHTER OF TALMAI KING OF GESHUR;_ Chileab (his father's picture) - called also Dan...
3:3 Absalom (a-16) Abishalom, 1 Kings 15:2 ....
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, wh...
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...
(2-5) AND UNTO DAVID. — The list of David’s sons born during his seven and a half years’ reign in Hebron rather interrupts the continuity of the narrative, but is quite in accordance with the habit of...
וּ מִשְׁנֵ֣הוּ כִלְאָ֔ב _לַ_†_אֲבִיגַ֕יִל_† אֵ֖שֶׁת נָבָ֣ל הַֽ כַּרְמְלִ֑י וְ הַ שְּׁלִשִׁי֙ אַבְשָׁלֹ֣ום בֶּֽן...
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...
A SPLIT IN THE ENEMY'S RANKS 2 Samuel 3:1 Abner's career reveals the principles on which ambitious men build their lives. He was, according to David's estimate, a great man and a prince, but his soul...
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 ma...
And his second, (b) Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; (b) Who is also called Daniel, (1 Chronicles 3...
_Cheleab, or Daniel, 1 Paralipomenon iii. 1. Septuagint, "Dalnia." (Calmet) --- Alexandrian, "Dalouja." (Haydock) --- Others, "Abia." --- Gessur, not far from Damascus. The lady probably first embrace...
(2) And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; (3) And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom t...
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...
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...
AND THE SECOND, CHILEAB, OF ABIGAIL THE WIFE OF NABAL THE CARMELITE,.... That is: who had been the wife of Nabal. This son's name is called Daniel, 1 Chronicles 3:1; and was the first name he had, and...
And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; Ver. 3. _And his second, Chileab,_] _alias_ Daniel...
_Unto David sons were born of Ahinoam_ He had no children, it seems, by this wife during his exile; or if he had, they were daughters. _The daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur_ A part of Syria, northwa...
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...
ABNER LEAVES ISHBOSHETH FOR DAVID...
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...
1-6 The length of this war tried the faith and patience of David, and made his settlement at last the more welcome. The contest between grace and corruption in the hearts of believers, may fitly be co...
CHILEAB, called also _Daniel_, 1 CHRONICLES 3:1. GESHUR; a part of Syria, northward from the land of Israel, DEUTERONOMY 3:14 JOSHUA 12:5. See 2 SAMUEL 13:37, 2 SAMUEL 14:23 15:8. Her he married, as i...
2 Samuel 3:3 second H4932 Chileab H3609 Abigail H26 widow H802 Nabal H5037 Carmelite H3761 third H7992 Absalom H53 son H1121 Maacah H4601 daughter H1323 Talmai H8526 king H4428 Geshur H1650 Chileab -...
DAVID MAKES HIMSELF STRONG IN HEBRON WHILE ABNER MAKES HIMSELF STRONG IN A WEAKENED HOUSE OF SAUL (2 SAMUEL 3:1). There would appear to have been constant antagonism between Judah and Israel from the...
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...
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...
_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...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 3:2 It is assumed that CHILEAB (called Daniel in 1 Chronicles 3:1) died young, since he is not mentioned as a possible successor in 1 Kings 1:1. GESHUR was north of the area...
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.”...
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...
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)....
1 Chronicles 3:1; 1 Samuel 25:3; 1 Samuel 25:42; 1 Samuel 27:8; 2 Samuel 13:20; 2 Samuel 13:37; 2 Samuel 13:38; 2 Samuel 14:24; 2 Samuel 15:1;...
Geshur — A part of Syria, northward from the land of Israel. Her he married, as it may seem, in policy, that he might have a powerful friend and ally to assist him against Ishbosheth's party in the no...