2 Samuel 3:21

And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Abner	אַבְנֵ֣ר 'av.Ner	H74	Abner · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
David	דָּוִ֡ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
arise	אָק֣וּמָה 'a.Ku.mah	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, qal infinitive construct, 1st person common singular
go	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
gather	וְאֶקְבְּצָה֩ ve.'ek.be.Tzah	H6908	to grasp · conjunction + verb, qal infinitive construct, 1st person common singular
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
lord	אֲדֹנִ֨י 'a.do.Ni	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
make	וְיִכְרְת֤וּ ve.yikh.re.Tu	H3772	to cut (off · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine plural
league	בְּרִ֔ית be.Rit	H1285	a compact (because made by passing between pieces of fl… · noun, common feminine singular absolute
reign	וּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔ u.Ma.lakh.ta	H4427	to reign · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
heart	נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ naf.She.kha	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
desireth	תְּאַוֶּ֖ה te.'a.Veh	H183	to wish for · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
David	דָּוִ֛ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
sent	וַיְּשַׁלַּ֥ח vai.ye.sha.Lach	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Abner	אַבְנֵ֖ר 'av.Ner	H74	Abner · proper noun, a man's name
away	שָׁלַח shâlach	H7971	to send away
went	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
peace	בְּשָׁלֽוֹם be.sha.Lom	H7965	safe · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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

2 Samuel 3:12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shal…
1 Kings 11:37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
2 Samuel 3:10 To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba.
2 Samuel 2:9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
Psalms 20:4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
Philippians 2:21 For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.

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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 3:21

He went in peace - David dismissed him in good faith, having no sinister design in reference to him.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 3:21

And Abner said to David, I will arise and go,.... Into the several parts of the land of Israel: and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king; the princes of the several tribes, and the elders of the people, their heads and principal men: that they may make a league with thee; come into the league and covenant now made with Abner, and those with him: and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth: which he supposed reached to all the people of the house of Israel and of Judah, though David had not expressed any eager and impatient desire of government, but waited the Lord's time to be put into the possession of the whole kingdom of Israel: and David sent Abner away, and…

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
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 3:21

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 3:21

John Gill on 2 Samuel 3:21

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 3:21

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 3:21

John Gill on 2 Samuel 3:21

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 3:6–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 3:21

Rashi on 2 Samuel 3:18