2 Samuel 3:10
And if I do not take away the kingdom from the family of Saul and make David ruler over Israel and Judah from Dan as far as Beer-sheba!
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In Context
9May God's punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said,
11And so great was Ish-bosheth's fear of Abner that he was not able to say a word in answer.
Cross References
1 Samuel 3:20And it was clear to all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba that Samuel had been made a prophet of the Lord.
1 Samuel 28:17And the Lord himself has done what I said: the Lord has taken the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbour David;
2 Samuel 24:2And the king said to Joab and the captains of the army, who were with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, and have all the people numbered, so that I may be certain of the number of the people.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 3:8-22
Abner Deserts to David. ( b. c. 1048.) 7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine? 8 Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?… Read the whole commentary →