2 Samuel 3:19

And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Abner	אַבְנֵ֖ר 'av.Ner	H74	Abner · proper noun, a man's name
spake	וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר vay.da.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
ears	בְּאָזְנֵ֣י be.'a.ze.Nei	H241	broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in ma… · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct
Benjamin	בִנְיָמִ֑ין vin.ya.Min	H1144	Binjamin · proper noun, a man's name
Abner	אַבְנֵ֗ר 'av.Ner	H74	Abner · proper noun, a man's name
went	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
speak	לְדַבֵּ֞ר le.da.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct
ears	בְּאָזְנֵ֤י be.'a.ze.Nei	H241	broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in ma… · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct
David	דָוִד֙ da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
Hebron	בְּחֶבְר֔וֹן be.chev.Ron	H2275	Chebron · preposition + proper noun, a place name
seemed	בְּעֵינֵ֣י be.'ei.Nei	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct
good	טוֹב ṭôwb	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
good	וּבְעֵינֵ֖י u.ve.'ei.Nei	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct
house	בֵּ֥ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
Benjamin	בִּנְיָמִֽן bin.ya.Min	H1144	Binjamin · proper noun, a man's name

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 Chronicles 12:29 And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house…
1 Samuel 10:20-21 And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
Psalms 68:27 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

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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 3:17

Abner had communication with the elders of Israel--He spoke the truth in impressing their minds with the well-known fact of David's divine designation to the kingdom. But he acted a base and hypocritical part in pretending that his present movement was prompted by religious motives, when it sprang entirely from malice and revenge against Ish-bosheth. The particular appeal of the Benjamites was a necessary policy; their tribe enjoyed the honor of giving birth to the royal dynasty of Saul; they would naturally be disinclined to lose that prestige. They were, besides, a determined people, whose contiguity to Judah might render them troublesome and dangerous. The enlistment of their interest, th…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 3:18

The Lord hath spoken of David - Where is this spoken? Such a promise is not extant. Perhaps it means no more than, "Thus, it may be presumed, God hath determined."

John Gill on 2 Samuel 3:19

And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin,.... Of the inhabitants of the tribe of Benjamin, of which tribe he was, and among whom he had the greatest influence; and with whom it was necessary to take some pains, because of their attachment to the family of Saul, which was of that tribe; and being near to that of Judah, might give David a good deal of trouble, if they were not won over to him: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron; having sounded the elders of Israel, and won their thoughts about the change of government, and found them well disposed to David, and had prevailed upon them to consent to make him king, and had gained the tribe of Benjamin on his side, w…

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…
Rizpah — Coal; hot stone, the daughter of Aiah, and one of Saul’s concubines. She was the mother of Armoni and Mephibosheth (2 Sam. 3:7; 21:8, 10, 11). It happened that a grievous famine, which lasted for…
Abner · Alienation of, from the house of Saul — Alienation of, from the house of Saul
Benjamin, Tribe Of · Revolted from the house of Saul — Revolted from the house of Saul
Conspiracy · .Abner, against Ish-bosheth — .Abner, against Ish-bosheth
Government · 10:24; with 8:4-22; 11:14,15; — 10:24; with 8:4-22; 11:14,15;
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 3:19

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 3:7-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 3:17

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 3:18

John Gill on 2 Samuel 3:19

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2 Samuel 3:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 3:7-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 3:17

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 3:18

John Gill on 2 Samuel 3:19

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 3:6–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 3:19

Rashi on 2 Samuel 3:18