2 Samuel 3:16

And her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him: 'Go, return'; and he returned.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.

In Context

15And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Paltiel the son of Laish.

17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying: 'In times past ye sought for David to be king over you;

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Cross References

2 Samuel 16:5And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and kept on cursing as he came.

2 Samuel 19:16(19-17) And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, made haste and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.

2 Samuel 23:31Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite;

Proverbs 9:17'Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.'

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 →

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