So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. David made Abner and the men who were with him a feast.
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So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. David made Abner and the men who were with him a feast.
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So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
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So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 3:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 26:30 He made them a feast, and they ate and drank.
- Genesis 31:54 Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his relatives to eat bread. They ate bread, and stayed all night in the mountain.
- Esther 1:3 in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 3:20 So Abner came to David to Hebron,…
2Sa 3:20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that [were] with him a feast.
Ver. 20. And David made Abner … a feast] Which some think was not so well done, and the end of this transaction was tragic. {a}
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{a} Pellican. Martyr.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Which in those times was customary when persons entered…
Which in those times was customary when persons entered into covenant. See Gen 26:30; 31:44,46.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty…
So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him,.... Before he went privately to him, and conferred with him, but now, having gained so many of the Israelites in favour of David, he appeared more publicly and brought perhaps some of the principal of the nation with film, to join in the league and covenant to be made:
and David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast; not only in honour to them, as great personages, especially Abner, and as expressive of reconciliation; but as a token of the covenant they were entering into, and for the confirmation of it; it being usual to have feasts when covenants were made; see Gen 26:28.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Twenty men - These were doubtless his official suite…
Twenty men - These were doubtless his official suite as Ish-bosheth’s envoy to conduct Michal to David, but privy and consenting to his intrigue with David. It is remarkable that not a word should be said about the meeting of David and Michal.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Feast, through joy at the reception of his wife,…
Feast, through joy at the reception of his wife, and of such good news. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 20. Twenty men with him — To guard his…
20. Twenty men with him — To guard his person and confirm his words. What was the basis of the league between them, and what it all comprehended and provided for, we are not told.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 20. twenty men with him] They formed the official…
20. twenty men with him] They formed the official escort sent by Ish-bosheth to convey Michal back to David, but were in all probability privy to the secret purpose of Abner’s visit.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (20) Twenty men.—These were doubtless representative men, selected by…
(20) Twenty men.—These were doubtless representative men, selected by Abner from Israel and Benjamin to accompany him and confirm his report. The feast which David made for them is not to be understood of mere conviviality, but of a solemn sacrificial feast, such as was customary in ancient times in connection with important negotiations. (See Gen_26:30; Gen_31:54; 1Ki_3:15.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Twenty men with him. These, we may feel sure,…
Twenty men with him. These, we may feel sure, were not common soldiers, but chieftains selected from those elders who were on David"s side; and, though the honourable escort of Michal was the pretext, yet Ishbosheth must have felt sure that more was intended. Most of them, however, would join Abner on the road, especially those who represented Benjamin and the western tribes. On arriving at Hebron they were honourably received, and, after a feast, they settled the conditions on which David was to be made king of all Israel; and Abner then departed in peace, after giving the assurance that all the tribes would now gladly assemble, and by solemn compact and covenant make David their king. The terms of the league, and the conditions agreed upon for Ishbosheth, are not mentioned, because upon Abner"s death the whole plan fell to the ground, and David had to wait for many years before his hopes were fulfilled. But we gather from this covenant and 2Sa_5:3 (where see note) that the early kings of Israel were not absolute monarchs.
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