2 Samuel 2:12

One day Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul marched out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

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KJV

And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

ASV

And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

YLT

And Abner son of Ner goeth out, and servants of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

DBT

And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

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And Abner the son of Ner,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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This expedition to Gibeon may have been for the purpose of shifting his metropolis to his own tribe of Benjamin, and to his family place, Gibeah of Saul, close to Gibeon, with the further purpose of attacking the kingdom of David. To go out 2Sa 2:12-13 is a technical phrase for going out to war 1Sa 18:30.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

Abner . . . and the servants of Ish-bosheth . . . went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon--This town was near the confines of Judah, and as the force with which Abner encamped there seemed to have some aggressive design, David sent an army of observation, under the command of Joab, to watch his movements.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Joshua 10:2
So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
Joshua 18:25
Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
Joshua 9:3
But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
Joshua 10:4
“Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”
2 Samuel 17:14
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
Joshua 10:12
On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
Genesis 32:2
When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.
2 Kings 10:3
select the best and most worthy son of your master, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”

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PersonUnited monarchySaulIsrael's first king, head and shoulders above the people; began in humility, ended in rejection — sparing what God devoted, consul…

About this book

Combat between Soldiers of Ish-bosheth and David — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866) — public domain

2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign

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Joshua 9:3
But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
leads to
- Joshua 10:2
  So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Joshua 9:17
  So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Samuel 17:14
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in…
leads to
- 2 Samuel 15:34
  But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s…
- 1 Corinthians 1:19–20
  For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
- Proverbs 19:21
  Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
- Isaiah 8:10
  Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”
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Joshua 10:4
“Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”
leads to
- Joshua 9:15
  And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.
Through
Joshua 10:2
So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 11:25
  No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.

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