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2 Samuel 3:15 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 3 · verse 15
And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.2 Samuel 3:15 · King James Version
2 Samuel 3:15 in context
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.
16And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.
17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- IshboshethʼÎysh-BôshethIsh-Bosheth, a son of King SaulH378 →
- PhaltielPalṭîyʼêlPaltiel, the name of two IsraelitesH6409 →
- husbandʼîysha man as an individual or a male personH376 →
- LaishLûwshLush, a place in PalestineH3889 →
- LaishLayishLaish, the name of two places in PalestineH3919 →
- sentshâlachto send away, for, or outH7971 →
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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