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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 3:36

The people took notice - They saw that the king's grief was sincere, and that he had no part nor device in the murder of Abner: see 2 Samuel 3:37 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:31

David said to Joab. The excuse of the blood feud made it impossible for David to punish Joab further than by depriving him of his command; but he made him condemn his own deed by taking part in the public mourning for the man he had murdered. This mourning consisted in going in solemn procession, clad in sackcloth, before Abner's body, carried on a bier to the grave, while David followed as chief mourner; and the emphatic way in which he is called King David suggests the thought that he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:31-35

( HEBRON .) David's lament over Abner. "As a fool dies should Abner die?— Thy bands unbound, Thy feet not set in fetters: As one falls before the wicked, thou didst fall!" On hearing of the death of Abner, David exhibited the same generous spirit as formerly at the death of Saul ( 2 Samuel 1:11 , 2 Samuel 1:12 ). 1 . He disclaimed (before his trusted servants, as afterwards, 2 Samuel 3:38 ) against having had any part therein; declaring, "I and my kingdom are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:33

The king lamented . The word is the same as that used in 2 Samuel 1:17 . The word rendered "fool" is nabal (for which see 1 Samuel 25:25 ). The idea contained in the word is not that of mere silliness, but of worthlessness also; and thus in Psalms 14:1 we find that the nabal is also an atheist. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:34

Thy hands were not bound. Abner had been put to death by Joab for killing Asahel. But there had been no legal process. He had not been brought in fetters before a judge to be tried for the crime alleged, but murdered for private ends. And thus, "As a man falleth before the children of iniquity, so had he fallen," that is, by crime, and not by law. These words s re probably the refrain of the dirge, like those in 2 Samuel 1:19 , 2 Samuel 1:25 , 2 Samuel 1:27 , and were followed by the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:35

The people came to cause David to eat meat. The Jewish commentators, Philippson, Cahen, etc; consider that the occasion for this was given by the custom of taking food after a funeral ( Jeremiah 16:7 ; Ezekiel 24:17 ), which in time degenerated into the giving of a costly banquet (Josephus, 'Bell. Jud.,' 2. 1). To this day, at a Jewish funeral in Germany, the bearers are regaled with eggs, broad, and wine. While, then, others were partaking of the food that had been provided, David... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:36

Whatsoever the king did pleased all the people. This is a tribute to the king's conduct generally. The people would have been grieved and astonished if David had been guilty of this mean murder; but his indignant disavowal of it was in accordance with his usual justice and uprightness, and so it confirmed their high opinion of him. Thus while the more distant tribes condemned David, those who had the best opportunity for forming a judgment gave their verdict in his favour. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:36-38

( HEBRON .) Acceptance with the people. "And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them," etc. ( 2 Samuel 3:36 ). David's conduct not only freed him from suspicion, but also won the confidence and affection of "all the people" ( 1 Samuel 12:3-5 ). I. THE CONDUCT OF ONE IN AUTHORITY IS CAREFULLY OBSERVED BY THE PEOPLE . Because of: 1 . His elevated position, which (like a mountain peak) attracts their attention, and exposes him to their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:37

All Israel understood. The twenty men who had accompanied Abner would be witnesses of all that David did, and would carry their report of it home, and of the high estimation in which his character was held at Hebron. And this gradually would be told throughout the tribes, and the final verdict of all well-disposed people would be in David's favour. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 3:33

Lamented - i. e. composed and sang the funeral dirge which follows (compare 2 Samuel 1:17).Died Abner ... - i. e. The great and noble and valiant Abner had died as ignobly and as helplessly as the meanest churl! read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 3:36

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:31

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:31-35

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:33

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:34

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:35

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:36

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:36-38

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:37

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 3:33

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