2 Samuel 2:31

but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.

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KJV

But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.

ASV

But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.

YLT

and the servants of David have smitten of Benjamin, even among the men of Abner, three hundred and sixty men--they died.

DBT

And the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, three hundred and sixty men, who had died.

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But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and Abner's men,.... Of those of the tribe of Benjamin that joined him, and of those that he brought with him from Mahanaim; so many of them were smitten, as appeared by their bodies lying on the field of battle: so that three hundred and threescore men died; the number of the slain on each side was very unequal.

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

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Asahel pursued after Abner--To gain the general's armor was deemed the grandest trophy. Asahel, ambitious of securing Abner's, had outstripped all other pursuers, and was fast gaining on the retreating commander. Abner, conscious of possessing more physical power, and unwilling that there should be "blood" between himself and Joab, Asahel's brother, twice urged him to desist.

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

A fool's lips and hands enter into contention. The seat of the war was Gibeon. Abner chose it because it was in the lot of Benjamin, where Saul had the most friends; yet, since he offered battle, Joab, David's general, would not decline it, but there joined issue with him, and met him by the pool of Gibeon,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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2 Samuel 3:1
Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
1 Kings 20:11
And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”
2 Samuel 18:7
There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men.

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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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2 Samuel 3:1
Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
leads to
- 1 Kings 14:30
  There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.
- Job 8:7
  Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
- Proverbs 4:18–19
  The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
- 2 Samuel 2:17
  The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
- Ephesians 6:12
  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Through
1 Kings 20:11
And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”
leads to
- Proverbs 27:1
  Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
- 1 Samuel 17:44–47
  “Come here,” he called to David, “and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!”
- Ecclesiastes 9:11
  I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor…

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