2 Samuel 3:3 NIV

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

John Gill

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:1-5

( HEBRON .) The house of David. 1 . The theocracy had its chief support in David and his house. On him also rested the Messianic hope ( 2 Samuel 7:13 ). Hence the importance which attaches to events of his life that would otherwise have been left unrecorded. 2 . "The summary narrative of these seven years presents the still youthful king in a very lovable light. The same temper which had marked his first acts after Saul's death is here strikingly brought out. He seems to have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:1-11

Rival interests. The facts are: 1. A desultory war is carried on between the house of Saul and the house of David, in which the latter has the advantage. 2 . David has six sons born to him while at Hebron. 3 . A quarrel arises between Abner and Ishbosheth, consequent on an accusation resented by Abner. 4 . Abner charges his master with ingratitude, and threatens to transfer his allegiance to David. 5 . In seeking to give emphasis to his threat, Abner indicates his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:3-5

Chileab . The Midrash explains Chileab as meaning "Quite like the father." He is called Daniel in the parallel genealogy in 1 Chronicles 3:1 , and this was probably his real name, and Chileab a name of affection. He must have died young, for Adonijah appears as David's eldest son after the death of Amnon and Absalom; and it is thus natural that he should still be known by the name he bore as a child. Geshur . The word signifies "Bridgeland," and is the name of two districts, one of which... read more

Albert Barnes

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

Chileab - In the duplicate passage (see the margin.) David’s second son is called Daniel (God is my judge), a name given to him in commemoration of the death of Nabal 1 Samuel 25:39. Chileab seems to be made up of the three first letters of the following Hebrew word, through an error of the transcriber, and intended to be erased.Talmai king of Geshur - Talmai was the name of one of the sons of Anak at Hebron Numbers 13:22; this Talmai was perhaps of the same race.Geshur - Where he reigned was... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 3:2-3

2 Samuel 3:2-3. Unto David sons were born of Ahinoam He had no children, it seems, by this wife during his exile; or if he had, they were daughters. The daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur A part of Syria, northward from the land of Israel. How David came by this wife it is not easy to say. Perhaps he married her out of policy, that he might have a powerful friend and ally in her father, to assist him against Ish-bosheth’s party in the north, while himself opposed them in the south. But if... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:2-39

End of the line of Saul (3:2-4:12)On becoming king of Judah, David followed the pattern of neighbouring kings by taking a number of wives (2-5). (For the more important people of David’s family and relatives see the appendix at the end of the commentary on 2 Samuel.) Meanwhile Abner became so powerful among Ishbosheth’s supporters, that Ishbosheth accused him of trying to gain the throne for himself. (According to an eastern custom, one way a person signified his claim to the throne was by... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 3:3

wife of Nabal . Figures of speech Epitheton and Ampliatio ( App-6 ), by which Abigail is still so called by way of explanation. See note on 1 Samuel 30:5 . Absalom . Born in the Jubilee year, 958-957. Hence his name. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 3:3

3. Chileab—("his father's picture")—called also Daniel ( :-). Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur—a region in Syria, north of Israel. This marriage seems to have been a political match, made by David, with a view to strengthen himself against Ish-bosheth's party, by the aid of a powerful friend and ally in the north. Piety was made to yield to policy, and the bitter fruits of this alliance with a heathen prince he reaped in the life of the turbulent Absalom. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:3-5

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 3:2-3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:2-39

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 3:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 3:3

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