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2 Samuel 3:10

in 2 Samuel 3

to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

to transfer 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.

KJV

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.

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This verse in 2 Samuel 3

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul,.... Which was what the Lord had sworn to do, 1Sa 15:28; and which Abner now threatens to do, insolently taking that to himself which belonged to the Lord, and as if he could not do it without him: and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah; over the one as well as over the other; for it was set over Judah already: from Dan even unto Beersheba; which were the utmost borders of the land of Israel, from north to south, and so includes the whole.

This site's exposition

what the LORD has sworn to him

on 2 Samuel 3:9-11

Abner swears the self-cursing oath, “May God punish Abner, and ever so severely”. He vows to do for David “what the LORD has sworn to him”, to transfer the kingdom and set David's throne “from Dan to Beersheba”. Ish-bosheth holds a crown Abner has just declared forfeit.

This site's exposition

from Dan to Beersheba

John Gill traces the oath to 1 Samuel 15:28, where the LORD tore the kingdom from Saul. Dan and Beersheba marked the north and south ends. Matthew Henry reads the zeal of Abner as ambition turned to revenge.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Abner's ambition made him zealous for Ish-bosheth, and now his revenge made him as zealous for David. If he had sincerely regarded God's promise to David, and acted with an eye to that, he would have been steady and uniform in his counsels, and acted in consistency with himself.

The words behind it

16 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • לְהַֽעֲבִ֥ירto take away

    lehaavirH5674 →556 times

  • הַמַּמְלָכָ֖הthe kingdom

    hamamlakhahH4467 →117 times

  • מִבֵּ֣יתfrom [the] house of

    mibeitH1004 →2046 times

  • שָׁא֑וּלSaul

    shaulH7586 →402 times

  • וּלְהָקִ֞יםand to establish

    ulehakimH6965 →628 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • כִּסֵּ֣א[the] throne of

    kise'H3678 →135 times

  • דָוִ֗דDavid

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • עַל־over

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • וְעַל־and over

    veal-H5921 →5755 times

  • יְהוּדָ֔הJudah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

  • מִדָּ֖ןfrom Dan

    midanH1835 →70 times

  • וְעַד־and to

    vead-H5704 →1261 times

  • בְּאֵ֥רBeer

    beerH884 →68 times

  • שָֽׁבַע׃Sheba

    shava'H884 →68 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

7 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Samuel 24:2So the king said to Joab the commander of his army, who was with him, “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and register the troops, so that I may know their number.”5 works1 Samuel 3:20So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.4 works2 Samuel 3:21Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.4 worksJudges 20:1Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.4 works1 Kings 4:25Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.2 works2 Samuel 17:11Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.2 works
The other 1 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Chronicles 21:2So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    1 Samuel 3:20

    So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.

    it leads to

    • Judges 20:1

      Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.

      Reached by 4 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    1 Kings 4:25

    Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.

    it leads to

    • Micah 4:4

      And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.

    • Zechariah 3:10

      On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, you will each invite your neighbor to sit under your own vine and fig tree.’”

  • Through

    2 Samuel 17:11

    Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.

    it leads to

    • Genesis 22:17

      I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

  • Through

    Judges 20:1

    Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.

    it leads to

    • Judges 11:11

      So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.

    • 1 Samuel 3:20

      So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.

    • 1 Samuel 10:17

      After this, Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah

    • Judges 21:5

      The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before…

Where this verse is studied

About 2 Samuel

David Mourns the Death of Absalom, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
David Mourns the Death of Absalom, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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Who and where

5 names in this verse with a page on the site.

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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