Verse 1
DAVID KING IN HEBRON, AND ISHBOSHETH KING IN MAHANAIM, 2 Samuel 2:1-11.
1. After this After his lamentation over the death of Saul and Jonathan.
Inquired of the Lord By the urim of the priest Abiathar. Compare 1 Samuel 23:9-12.
Shall I go up David knew that he was to be king, but how to attain the throne he knew not. He had no unholy ambition, and in matters of so great responsibility he wished Jehovah to guide him.
Hebron The ancient city of the patriarchs. See on Genesis 13:18, and Joshua 10:3. It was inexpedient for David longer to abide in the land of the Philistines, and Hebron, because of its peculiarly sacred associations and its central position in the tribe of Judah, was a most appropriate place for David to begin his reign. But it should be observed that, though he received divine counsel to go up to Hebron, he was not divinely advised to receive the kingdom from a single tribe. See note on 2 Samuel 2:4.
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