2 Samuel 3:15

And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Ish-bosheth	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H378	Ish-Bosheth · proper noun, a man's name
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ vai.yish.Lach	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
took	וַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָ vai.yi.ka.Che.ha	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
husband	אִ֑ישׁ 'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Phaltiel	פַּלְטִיאֵ֥ל pal.ti.'El	H6409	Paltiel · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Laish	לוּשׁ Lûwsh	H3889	Lush

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Samuel 25:44 But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 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, Sa2 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 interest not to disoblige Abner. If the thing was false, and his jealousy groundless, it was very disingenuous and ungrateful to entertain unjust surmises of one who had ventured his all for him, and was cert…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 3:12

Abner sent messengers to David--Though his language implied a secret conviction, that in supporting Ish-bosheth he had been laboring to frustrate the divine purpose of conferring the sovereignty of the kingdom on David, this acknowledgment was no justification either of the measure he was now adopting, or of the motives that prompted it. Nor does it seem possible to uphold the full integrity and honor of David's conduct in entertaining his secret overtures for undermining Ish-bosheth, except we take into account the divine promise of the kingdom, and his belief that the secession of Abner was a means designed by Providence for accomplishing it. The demand for the restoration of his wife Mich…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 3:14

Deliver me my wife - It is supposed that he meant to screen Abner; and to prevent that violence which he might have used in carrying off Michal.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 3:15

And Ishbosheth sent and took her from her husband,.... Her second husband, to whom Saul had given her, 1 Samuel 25:44, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish; he is called Phalti in 1 Samuel 25:44.

Dictionary and topics

Fast — The sole fast required by the law of Moses was that of the great Day of Atonement (q.v.), Lev. 23:26-32. It is called “the fast” (Acts 27:9). The only other mention of a periodical fast in the Old…
Laish — A lion. (1.) A city of the Sidonians, in the extreme north of Palestine (Judg. 18:7, 14); called also Leshem (Josh. 19:47) and Dan (Judg. 18:7, 29; Jer. 8:16). It lay near the sources of the Jordan,…
Michal — Rivulet, or who as God?, the younger of Saul’s two daughters by his wife Ahinoam (1 Sam. 14:49, 50). “Attracted by the graces of his person and the gallantry of his conduct, she fell in love with…
Phalti — Deliverance of the Lord, the son of Laish of Gallim (1 Sam. 25:44)= Phaltiel (2 Sam. 3:15). Michal, David’s wife, was given to him.
Abner · Alienation of, from the house of Saul — Alienation of, from the house of Saul
Conspiracy · .Abner, against Ish-bosheth — .Abner, against Ish-bosheth
Ish-Bosheth · Restores Michal (David’s first wife) to David — Restores Michal (David’s first wife) to David
Laish · 2. A native of Gallim — 2. A native of Gallim
Michal · David recovers, to himself — David recovers, to himself
Phalti · General references — General references
Treason · .Of Abner against Ish-bosheth — .Of Abner against Ish-bosheth

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Samuel 3:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 3:7-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 3:12

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 3:14

John Gill on 2 Samuel 3:15

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 3:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 3:7-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 3:12

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 3:14

John Gill on 2 Samuel 3:15

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 3:6–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 3:15

Rashi on 2 Samuel 3:15