TSK - 2 SAMUEL 2

  1  David, by God's direction, with his company goes up to
    Hebron, where he is made king of Judah.
 5  He commends them of Jabesh-gilead for their kindness to
    Saul.
 8  Abner makes Ishbosheth king of Israel.
12  A mortal skirmish between twelve of Abner's and twelve of
    Joab's men.
18  Asahel is slain.
25  At Abner's motion, Joab sounds a retreat.
32  Asahel's burial.


VERSE 1
- enquired.
   * 2Sa 5:19,23 Nu 27:21 Jud 1:1 1Sa 23:2,4,9-12; 30:7,8 Ps 25:4,5
   * Ps 27:4; 143:8 Pr 3:5,6 Eze 36:37
- Hebron.
   * :11; 5:1-3; 15:7 Ge 32:2 Nu 13:22 Jos 14:14,15 1Sa 30:31
   * 1Ki 2:11 1Ch 29:7

VERSE 2
    * 1Sa 25:42,43; 30:5 Lu 22:28,29


VERSE 3 
 - his men.
   * 1Sa 22:2; 27:2,3; 30:1,9,10 1Ch 12:1-7
- the cities.
   * Jos 21:11,12


VERSE 4 
 - the men of Judah.
   * :11; 19:11,42 Ge 49:8-10
- anointed.
   * :7; 5:3,5,17 1Sa 16:13 1Ch 11:3
- the men of Jabesh-gilead.
   * 1Sa 31:11-13


VERSE 5 
 - David.
  This was a generous and noble act, highly indicative of the
  grandeur of David's mind.  He respected Saul, though he had
  been greatly injured by him, as the anointed king of Israel,
  and once his legitimate sovereign; and he loved Jonathan as
  his most intimate friend.

- Blessed.
   * Ru 1:8; 2:20; 3:10 1Sa 23:21; 24:19; 25:32,33 Ps 115:15


VERSE 6 
 - the Lord.
   * 2Sa 15:20 Ps 57:3 Pr 14:22 Mt 5:7 2Ti 1:16-18
- I also.
   * 2Sa 9:3,7; 10:2 Mt 5:44; 10:16 Phm 18 1:18,19


VERSE 7 
 - let your.
   * 2Sa 10:12 Ge 15:1 1Sa 4:9; 31:7,12 1Co 16:13 Eph 6:10
- valiant.  Heb. the sons of valour.


VERSE 8 
 - Abner.
   * 1Sa 14:50; 17:55; 26:14
- Saul's host.  Heb. the host which was Saul's.  Ish-bosheth.
   * 2Sa 3:7,8; 4:5,6 1Ch 8:33; 9:39
- Esh-baal.  Mahanaim.
   * 2Sa 17:26,27 Ge 32:2


VERSE 9 
 - Gilead.
   * Nu 32:1-42 Jos 13:8-11 Ps 108:8
- Ashurites.
  The LXX. read [                ,] {Thasiri;} and the Vulgate
  {Gessuri,} "Geshurites;" but it is probable that for {ashuri,}
  "Ashurites," we should read {ashairi,} "Asherites," or those
  of the tribe of Asher.

   * Ge 30:13 Nu 1:40
- over Jezreel.
   * Jos 19:18


VERSE 10 
 - two years.
  Houbigant proposes to read {shesh shanah,} "six years" instead
  of {shetayim shanim,} "two years," of the text, which he
  contends is a solecism; for, in pure Hebrew, the words should
  be {shetayim shanah;} and this is the reading of twenty MSS.;
  but two is acknowledged by all the versions and MSS. yet
  collated.

   * :10


VERSE 11 
 - time.  Heb. number of days.
   * 2Sa 5:4,5 1Ki 2:11 1Ch 3:4; 29:27


VERSE 12 
 - A.M. 2951.  B.C. 1053.  An. Ex. Is. 438.  Mahanaim.
   * 2Sa 17:14 Ge 32:2
- Gibeon.
   * Jos 9:3; 10:2,4,12; 18:25


VERSE 13 
 - Joab.
   * :18; 8:16; 20:23 1Ki 1:7; 2:28-35 1Ch 2:16
- together.  Heb. them together.  pool.
   * Jer 41:12


VERSE 14 
 - play before.
   * :17,26,27 Pr 10:23; 17:14; 20:18; 25:8; 26:18,19

VERSE 15


VERSE 16 
 - by the head.
  Probably by the beard or hair of the head.  Plutarch, in his
  Apophthegms, informs us, that all things being ready for a
  battle, Alexander's captains asked him whether he had any
  thing else to command them.  "Nothing," said he, "but that the
  Macedonians shave their beards."  Parmenio wondering what he
  meant, "Dost thou not know," said he, "that in fight, there is
  no better hold than the beard?"

- Helkath-hazzurim.  that is, the field of strong men.
   * :16


VERSE 17 
 - Abner.
   * 2Sa 3:1


VERSE 18 
 - three.
   * 1Ch 2:15,16; 11:26
- was as light.
   * 2Sa 1:23 1Ch 12:8 Ps 147:10,11 Ec 9:11 Am 2:14
- foot.  Heb. his feet.  a wild roe.  Heb. one of the roes that
  is in the field.
   * Ps 18:33 So 2:17; 8:14 Hab 3:19
- The word {tzevee,} rather denotes the gazelle or antelope.
  (See note on De 15:22.)


VERSE 19 
 - turned.
   * :21 Jos 1:7; 23:6 2Ki 22:2 Pr 4:27
- following Abner.  Heb. after Abner.

VERSE 20


VERSE 21 
 - and take thee.
  It seems that Asahel wished to get the armor of Abner as a
  trophy.

- armor.  or, spoil.
   * Jud 14:19


VERSE 22 
 - wherefore.
   * 2Ki 14:10-12 Pr 29:1 Ec 6:10
- how then.
   * 2Sa 3:27


VERSE 23 
 - the fifth rib.
   * 2Sa 3:27; 4:6; 5:6; 20:10
- stood still.
   * 2Sa 20:12,13

VERSE 24
    * :24

VERSE 25


VERSE 26 
 - Shall.
   * :14 Ac 7:26
- sword.
   * 2Sa 11:25 Isa 1:20 Jer 2:30; 12:12; 46:10,14 Ho 11:6
- it will be.
   * :16 Pr 17:14
- how long.
   * Job 18:2; 19:2 Ps 4:2 Jer 4:21


VERSE 27 
 - As God.
  This was spoken in allusion to the proposal of Abner, (ver.
  14,) which led to the slaughter of twelve young men of each
  party, and thus provoked the battle.  It is probable, that
  Joab had orders simply to act on the defensive, and would not
  have attacked the Israelites that day unless compelled;
  therefore the blame lay upon Abner and Israel.

   * 1Sa 25:26 Job 27:2
- unless.
   * :14 Pr 15:1; 17:14; 20:18; 25:8 Isa 47:7 Lu 14:31,32
- in the morning.  Heb. from the morning.  gone up.  or, gone
  away.

VERSE 28


VERSE 29 
 - Bithron.
  Bithron or Bether is probably the same as {Betarus,} which is
  placed in the Antonine Itinerary between Caesarea of Palestine
  and Diospolis or Lydda, 18 miles from the former, and 22 from
  the latter.  The Jerusalem Itinerary mentions a place called
  Bethar, 16 miles from Caesarea, and 20 from Diospolis, which is
  probably the same.  The Talmudists say that it was four miles
  distant from the sea.

   * So 2:17
- Bether.  Mahanaim.
   * :12

VERSE 30


VERSE 31 
 - three hundred.
  The slain of Israel, though greatly exceeding those of Judah,
  were not great.  This might be owing to the directions given
  by David, to be as lenient as possible; but the death of
  Asahel seems to have stopped the pursuers, and greatly
  favored the escape of the vanquished.

   * 2Sa 3:1 1Ki 20:11


VERSE 32 
 - buried.
   * 1Sa 17:58 1Ch 2:13-16 2Ch 16:14; 21:1
- went.
   * 2Sa 5:1 Pr 22:29



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