John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:25
Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner ,.... Thou canst not be ignorant what a cunning deceitful man he is, nor of his designs; or dost thou not know? art thou ignorant? so read the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions, with an interrogation: that he came to deceive thee : with false hopes, or to lead into wrong measures with an intention to involve and ruin him: and to know thy going out, and coming in ; the affairs of his court, the secrets of his government, to... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:22-39
We have here an account of the murder of Abner by Joab, and David's deep resentment of it. I. Joab very insolently fell foul upon David for treating with Abner. He happened to be abroad upon service when Abner was with David, pursuing a troop, either of Philistines or of Saul's party; but, upon his return, he was informed that Abner was just gone (2 Sam. 3:22, 23), and that a great many kind things had passed between David and him. He had all the reason in the world to be satisfied of David's... read more