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2 Samuel 3:13 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 3 · verse 13
And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.2 Samuel 3:13 · King James Version
2 Samuel 3:13 in context
11And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.
12And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
13And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
14And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
15And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- requireshâʼalto inquireH7592 →
- leaguebᵉrîytha compactH1285 →
- MichalMîykâlMikal, Saul's daughterH4324 →
- Saul'sShâʼûwlShaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesH7586 →
- bringbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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Here, I. Abner breaks with Ish-bosheth, and deserts his interest, upon a little provocation which Ish-bosheth unadvisedly gave him. God can serve his own purposes by the sins and follies of men. 1. Ish-bosheth accused Abner of no less a crime than debauching one of his father's concubines, Sa2 3:7.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-21