John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 3:4
And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith ,.... The same that usurped the throne before his father's death, to anticipate Solomon, and died by his order, 1 Kings 1:5 , and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital ; of whom we read nowhere else. 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