![]() ![]() Then Abner said to Joab, ‘Let the young men now arise and compete before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.’ So they arose and went over by number, twelve from Benjamin, followers of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David. ![]() So they sat down, one on one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool. “And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. Now Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.”Īnd again, one word of explanation, Abner was the equivalent of the general of Saul’s army and, thus, probably the most important man in the kingdom by far. And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. “Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. And Abner wanted to protect him, no doubt, and so that’s why he was taken over to Mahanaim. You might say simply this, that Mahanaim was to the east of the Jordan river and therefore this was in somewhat safe territory for Ishbosheth, who was the only on of Saul left, and a rather weak man. Now therefore, let your hands be strengthened, and be valiant for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.’ But Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim and he made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel.” I also will repay you this kindness, because you have done this thing. And now may the Lord show kindness and truth to you. And they told David, saying, ‘The men of Jabesh Gilead were the ones who buried Saul.” So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, ‘You are blessed of the Lord, for you have shown this kindness to your Lord, to Saul, and have buried him. ![]() Then the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And David brought up the men who were with him, every man with his household. “It happened after this that David inquired of the Lord, saying, ‘Shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah?’ And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” David said, ‘Where shall I go up?’ And He said, ‘To Hebron.’ So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite. Beginning with verse 1, the author of 2 Samuel writes. And for our Scripture reading today we are reading the entire 2nd chapter. Saul has been slain and now the right of accession to the throne is at issue. And we are in the course of the exposition at 2 Samuel chapter 2. For those of you who may be visiting, you do not know perhaps that we are studying the life of David, looking preeminently at the practical lessons that appear in the scriptural account of his life. ![]()
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