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2 Samuel 2:15 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 2 · verse 15
Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.2 Samuel 2:15 · King James Version
2 Samuel 2:15 in context
13And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
14And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
15Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
16And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
17And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- IshboshethʼÎysh-BôshethIsh-Bosheth, a son of King SaulH378 →
- BenjaminBinyâmîynBinjamin, youngest son of JacobH1144 →
- servantsʻebeda servantH5650 →
- numbermiçpâra number, definite or indefinite (large, innumerableH4557 →
- twelveshᵉnayimtwoH8147 →
- twelveʻâsârtenH6240 →
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Here is, I. A rivalship between two kings - David, whom God made king, and Ishbosheth, whom Abner made king. One would have thought, when Saul was slain, and all his sons that had sense and spirit enough to take the field with him, David would come to the throne without any opposition, since all Israel knew, not only…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-17