2 Samuel 3:22

וְהִנֵּה עַבְדֵי דָוִד וְיוֹאָב בָּא מֵֽהַגְּדוּד וְשָׁלָל רָב עִמָּם הֵבִיאוּ וְאַבְנֵר אֵינֶנּוּ עִם ־ דָּוִד בְּחֶבְרוֹן כִּי שִׁלְּחוֹ וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּשָׁלֽוֹם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And, Behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.

In Context

21וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְנֵר אֶל ־ דָּוִד אָקוּמָה ׀ וְֽאֵלֵכָה וְאֶקְבְּצָה אֶל ־ אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת ־ כָּל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִכְרְתוּ אִתְּךָ בְּרִית וּמָלַכְתָּ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר ־ תְּאַוֶּה נַפְשֶׁךָ וַיְּשַׁלַּח דָּוִד אֶת ־ אַבְנֵר וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּשָׁלֽוֹם ׃

23וְיוֹאָב וְכָל ־ הַצָּבָא אֲשֶׁר ־ אִתּוֹ בָּאוּ וַיַּגִּדוּ לְיוֹאָב לֵאמֹר בָּֽא ־ אַבְנֵר בֶּן ־ נֵר אֶל ־ הַמֶּלֶךְ וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵהוּ וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּשָׁלֽוֹם ׃

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Cross References

2 Samuel 4:2וּשְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים שָׂרֵֽי ־ גְדוּדִים הָיוּ בֶן ־ שָׁאוּל שֵׁם הָאֶחָד בַּֽעֲנָה וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִי רֵכָב בְּנֵי רִמּוֹן הַבְּאֶֽרֹתִי מִבְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן כִּי גַּם ־ בְּאֵרוֹת תֵּחָשֵׁב עַל ־ בִּנְיָמִֽן ׃

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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