John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:3
And the second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite ,.... That is: who had been the wife of Nabal. This son's name is called Daniel, 1 Chronicles 3:1 ; and was the first name he had, and which his father gave him, because as if he should say, "God hath judged me", and pleaded the cause of his reproach from Nabal, 1 Samuel 25:39 ; but why he should be called Chileab is not easy to say; the name is commonly thought to signify "like unto his father", or "all father": had all... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:1-6
Here is, I. The struggle that David had with the house of Saul before his settlement in the throne was completed, 2 Sam. 3:1. 1. Both sides contested. Saul's house, though beheaded and diminished, would not fall tamely. It is not strange between them, but one would wonder it should be a long war, when David's house had right on its side, and therefore God on its side; but, though truth and equity will triumph at last, God made for wise and holy ends prolonged the conflict. The length of this... read more