2 Samuel 3:18

Now, therefore, act,—for Yahweh, spake unto David, saying, By the hand of David my servant, will I save my people Israel, out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.

In Context

17Then had Abner, speech, with the elders of Israel, saying,—In times past, ye were seeking David, to be king over you.

19And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin, —and Abner also went to speak in the ears of David, in Hebron, all that was pleasing in the eyes of Israel, and in the eyes of all the house of Benjamin.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 9:16About this time to-morrow, will I send unto thee, a man out of the land of Benjamin, whom thou shalt anoint, to be leader over my people Israel, and he shall save my people, out of the hand of the Philistines,—for I have looked upon the oppression, because their outcry hath come in unto me.

1 Samuel 15:28And Samuel said unto him, Yahweh hath rent the kingdom of Israel from off thee, to-day,—and will give it unto a neighbour of thine, who is better than thou.

1 Samuel 16:12So he sent, and brought him in. Now, he, was ruddy, a stripling with handsome eyes, and noble mien. Then said Yahweh—Rise—anoint him, for, this, is, he.

Psalms 89:3I have solemnised a covenant, for my chosen one, I have sworn unto David my servant:

Psalms 132:17There, will I cause to bud a horn to David, I have prepared a lamp for mine Anointed One;

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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