2 Samuel 3:16 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:7-21

Here, I. Abner breaks with Ish-bosheth, and deserts his interest, upon a little provocation which Ish-bosheth unadvisedly gave him. God can serve his own purposes by the sins and follies of men. 1. Ish-bosheth accused Abner of no less a crime than debauching one of his father's concubines, 2 Sam. 3:7. Whether it was so or no does not appear, nor what ground he had for the suspicion: but, however it was, it would have been Ish-bosheth's prudence to be silent, considering how much it was his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:16

And her husband went with her along weeping behind her ,.... Because of his great affection to her, unwilling to part with her, but forced to it at the command of the king her brother: to Bahurim ; a city in the tribe of Benjamin, 2 Samuel 19:16 ; perhaps the same with Almon, Joshua 21:18 ; these two words being of the same signification; and the Targum has it hero Almuth; so Alemeth in 1 Chronicles 6:60 . It seems to be the same Josephus F3 Antiqu. l. 7. c. 9. sect. 7. calls... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 3:16

Weeping behind her - If genuine affection did not still subsist between David and Michal, it was a pity to have taken her from Phaltiel, who had her to wife from the conjoint authority of her father and her king. Nevertheless David had a legal right to her, as she had never been divorced, for she was taken from him by the hand of violence. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:12-16

( BAHURIM .) A domestic episode. Michal was the first wife of David ( 1 Samuel 19:11-17 ). Of her he had been deprived when he fled from the court of Saul; she was given to Phaltiel (Phalti), the son of Laish, of Gallim ( 1 Samuel 25:44 ), by her father, perhaps as a piece of policy, to attach him to his house, and they lived together for many years, apparently in much domestic comfort. We have here— I. AN INJURED HUSBAND DEMANDING HIS JUST RIGHT . "Well; I will... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:12-21

The facts are: 1 . Abner, disgusted with Ishbosheth's conduct, opens negotiation with David for the transfer of the kingdom to him. 2 . David consents to discuss the question on condition that Abner first of all undertakes to restore unto him Michal, Saul's daughter. 3 . Concurrent with Abner's efforts to bring this to pass, David makes a demand on Ishbosheth for the restoration of Michal. 4 . Abner, taking charge of Michal on her return to David, effects the final separation... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:16

Her husband went with her along weeping behind her. "Along weeping" is a very awkward rendering of the Hebrew phrase, "going and weeping." The Revised Version is far better, "weeping as he went and followed her." Phaltiel had been Michal's husband for eight or nine years, and his sorrow at losing her excites sympathy for them both. They had evidently loved one another, and she was now going to be but one of many wives; and though David may have desired her restoration because he valued her... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 3:16

Bahurim - Best known as the residence of Shimei, and as the place where Jonathan and Ahimaaz were concealed in a well on the occasion of David’s flight from Absalom 2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 17:18. It seems to have been situated in the southern border of the tribe of Benjamin, and on the route from Jerusalem to the Jordan fords, since Phaltiel came from Mahanaim 2 Samuel 2:8. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 3:15-16

2 Samuel 3:15-16. Ish-bosheth sent and took her from Phaltiel This was an honourable action of Ish-bosheth to restore David his lawful wife. Her husband went with her along weeping “Mr. Bayle,” says Delaney, “considers it as great cruelty in David to ravish her from a husband who loved her so well; that is, he thinks it a great cruelty to disturb Phaltiel in an adultery that was agreeable to him, and to redeem Michal from one, in all appearance, detestable to her, to restore her to her... 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 3:16

along weeping = weeping as he went. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:7-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 3:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:12-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:12-21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 3:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 3:15-16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:2-39

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 3:16

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