2 Samuel 2:11

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 2:1-11

CHAPTER IIBEGINNING OF DAVID’S REIGN AT HEBRON.2 Samuel 2:1-7.THE death of Saul did not end David’s troubles. nor was it for a good many years that he became free to employ his whole energies for the good of the kingdom. It appears that his chastisement for his unbelieving spirit, and for the alliance with Achish to which it led, was not yet completed. The more remote consequences of that step were only beginning to emerge, and years elapsed before its evil influence ceased altogether to be... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Samuel 2:8-32

3. Abner’s Revolt and the War which Followed CHAPTER 2:8-32 1. Abner makes Ish-bosheth king over Israel (2 Samuel 2:8-11 ) 2. The defeat of Abner (2 Samuel 2:12-17 ) 3. Abner and Joab and Joab’s victory (2 Samuel 2:18-32 ) God’s king began his reign in quietness, and opposition and open revolt followed at once. Abner, who had been the captain of Saul’s host, took a son of Saul by the name of Ish-bosheth and made him king in Gilead. The original name of this son was “Esh-baal,” which... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Samuel 2:11

2:11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six {g} months.(g) After this he reigned over all the country 33 years, 2 Samuel 5:5. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 2:1-32

David was by no means in a hurry to take advantage of the situation that had been brought about by Saul's death. Though he had not enquired of the Lord as to going down to king Achish at Gath (1 Samuel 27:1-2), he does enquire now as to leaving Ziklag and returning to Judah. The Lord tell him to do so. Yet in a spirit of felt dependence, he further inquires as to what city. God's answer, "Hebron" is not merely intended to indicate a favorable location. Its name means "communion," which would... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 2:1-32

DAVID MADE KING LAMENTING THE DEAD (2 Samuel 1:0 ) Surely the harshness and gentleness of David are strangely blended in this chapter. That one should so lament an enemy and slay the man who professed to murder him surpasses ordinary thought; but David was built on a large mould. Of course the Amalekite lied to David, for the inspired record of the death of Saul in the preceding book must be regarded as correct. Observe the motive governing David: “Wast thou not afraid.., to destroy the... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Samuel 2:1-32

2 Samuel 2:0 1. And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the Lord [through the high priest Abiathar], saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron [long the residence of Abraham]. 2. So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite. 3. And his [six hundred] men that were with him did David bring up, every man... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Samuel 2:10-11

(10) Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. (11) And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. There is no very easy method of ascertaining from whence these dates commenced, or how to reconcile the seven years and half of David with the two years of Ishbosheth. But it may serve to teach us that during this opposition many grievous events to... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Samuel 2:1-11

David at Hebron v. 1. And it came to pass after this that David enquired of the Lord, by means of the Urim and Thummim of the high priest. 1 Samuel 23:2-1 Kings :; 1 Samuel 30:7-:, saying, Shall I go up, namely, from the low lands of Philistia, into any of the cities of Judah, this being his own tribe? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up, that is, to which special city or district? And He said, Unto Hebron, about twenty miles south of Jerusalem and near... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 2 Samuel 2:1-32

SECOND SECTION2 Samuel 2:1 to 2 Samuel 3:6I. David anointed King over Judah—dwells in Hebron. 2 Samuel 2:1-71And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the Lord [Jehovah], saying, Shall I go up into any [one] of the cities of Judah? And the Lord [Jehovah] said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, 2Unto Hebron. So [And] David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam. the Jezreelitess and Abigail, Nabal’s wife [the wife of Nabal] the... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - 2 Samuel 2:1-11

2 Samuel THE BRIGHT DAWN OF A REIGN 2Sa_2:1 - 2Sa_2:11 . The last stage of David’s wanderings had brought him to Ziklag, a Philistine city. There he had been for over a year, during which he had won the regard of Achish, the Philistine king of Gath. He had, at Achish’s request, accompanied him with his contingent, in the invasion of Israel, which crushed Saul’s house at Gilboa; but jealousy on the part of the other Philistine leaders had obliged his patron to send him back to Ziklag. He... read more