David’s motive in requiring the restitution of Michal was partly his affection for her, and his memory of her love for him; partly the wish to wipe out the affront put upon him in taking away his wife, by obtaining her return; and partly, also, a politic consideration of the effect on Saul’s partisans of a daughter of Saul being David’s queen.
Verse 2 Samuel 3:13. _EXCEPT THOU FIRST BRING MICHAL_] David had already _six_ _wives_ at Hebron; and none of them could have such pretensions to _legitimacy_ as Michal, who had been taken away from...
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 ...
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....
WELL. Good!...
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...
_except thou first bring_ As the text stands it can only be rendered _except on condition of thy bringing_. But it looks like a combination of two readings, _except thou bring_(so the LXX.) and _befor...
ONE THING I REQUIRE— David did right in making this stipulation; for, whatever may be said of his other wives, he had certainly a claim to this, as she was his first wife, and a king's daughter: and t...
_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...
_AND HE SAID, WELL; I WILL MAKE A LEAGUE WITH THEE: BUT ONE THING I REQUIRE OF THEE, THAT IS, THOU SHALT NOT SEE MY FACE, EXCEPT THOU FIRST BRING MICHAL SAUL'S DAUGHTER, WHEN THOU COMEST TO SEE MY FAC...
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...
EXCEPT THOU FIRST BRING MICHAL] see 1 Samuel 25:44....
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...
EXCEPT THOU FIRST BRING MICHAL. — David consents to negotiate with Abner only on condition of the previous restoration of his lawful wife. Besides the justice of this demand (Michal having been wrongf...
וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר טֹ֔וב אֲנִ֕י אֶכְרֹ֥ת אִתְּךָ֖ בּ
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...
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...
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...
_Thee. Could David thus authorize treachery? It is answered, that Abner knew that the throne belonged to him, and he was already responsible for all the evils of the civil war. David does not approve...
(13) And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my...
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 HE SAID, WELL, I WILL MAKE A LEAGUE WITH THEE,.... He accepted of the offer, he was ready and willing to enter into a covenant of friendship with him, and forgive all past offences: BUT ONE THING...
And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face...
_And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee_ David agreed to enter into a treaty with him, but upon condition that he procured the restitution of Michal his wife. Hereby David both showed the s...
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...
And he, David, SAID, WELL; I WILL MAKE A LEAGUE WITH THEE; BUT ONE THING I REQUIRE OF THEE, this was his one condition upon whose fulfillment he insisted, THAT IS, THOU SHALT NOT SEE MY FACE EXCEPT TH...
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...
THAT IS: _ Heb._ saying...
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...
I WILL MAKE A LEAGUE WITH THEE, to wit, upon thy terms; which, all circumstances considered, seems to be lawful, to prevent the great effusion of Israelitish blood, which otherwise would certainly hav...
2 Samuel 3:13 said H559 (H8799) Good H2896 make H3772 (H8799) covenant H1285 one H259 thing H1697 require...
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...
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 3:12 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...
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...
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 15:29; 1 Samuel 18:20; 1 Samuel 19:11; 2 Samuel 3:20;...