2 Samuel 20:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. ”

2 Samuel 20:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Abel - More commonly called 2 Samuel 20:15 “Abel-Beth-maachah” to distinguish it from other places of the name of “Abel” (a grassy plain). It is represented by the modern Abil-el-Kamh, a Christ...
2 Samuel 20:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to (i) Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. (i) To the city Abel, which was near Be...
2 Samuel 20:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 20. The Revolt of Sheba (J). 2 Samuel 20:1 f. The result of this altercation was a fresh rebellion under a Benjamite, Sheba ben Bichri. 2 Samuel 20:3 . The members of the king's...
2 Samuel 20:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

he . Joab. Berites . Bichrites ( 2 Samuel 20:1 ). him . Sheba.
2 Samuel 20:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. Unto Abel - This is supposed to have been th...
2 Samuel 20:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah, and all the Berites— To Abel Beth-maachah, whither all the Berites were gathered together to him. Houbigant. See the next verse. Abel Beth-maachah was a city bet...
2 Samuel 20:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-ma'achah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. He went through all the tribes of...
2 Samuel 20:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Rebellion of Sheba Sheba takes advantage of the jealousy of the men of Israel to begin a rebellion, which, but for the prompt action of Joab, might have resulted in a disruption between Israel...
2 Samuel 20:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah. — Abel has been identified with the modern Christian village of Abil (called “Abil-el-Kamh,” on account of the excellence of its wheat (north-west of Lake Huleh). It...
2 Samuel 20:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

One Head Saves Many 2 Samuel 20:14-26 This wise woman, by her intervention, saved many lives, and reminds us of the value of presence of mind in a great crisis. She gave Joab to understand, fir...
2 Samuel 20:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The occasion invariably finds the man for evil as well as for good. Sheba seized the strife between Judah and Israel as an opportunity to attempt to divide the kingdom. David's hosts went forth agai...
2 Samuel 20:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(14) В¶ And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. (15) And they came and besieged him...
2 Samuel 20:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he went through all the tribes of Israel ,.... That is, Sheba the son of Bichri, last mentioned, 2 Samuel 20:13 , who passed through all the tribes of Israel to get as many to be of his party a...
2 Samuel 20:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. Ver. 14. And he went through all the trib...
2 Samuel 20:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He went through all the tribes That is, Sheba, who marched from tribe to tribe to stir them up to sedition. Unto Abel, and to Beth- maachah Or rather, unto Abel-beth-maachah , as this place is c...
2 Samuel 20:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Satan is always ready to take advantage of such occasions among God's people, and he had a man there of worthless, ambitious character, Sheba, the son of Bichri was actually a Benjamite, not from any...
2 Samuel 20:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Sheba Pursued. B. C. 1023. 14 And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel,...
2 Samuel 20:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He went; either, 1. Joab, who pursued Sheba through all the tribes as far as Abel. Or rather, 2. Sheba, who was last mentioned, who marched from tribe to tribe to stir them up to sedition; and...
2 Samuel 20:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 20:14 . “Abel.” Lit., meadow , and the name of several places in Palestine, but from its proximity to Beth-Maachah (with which it is sometimes joined,...
2 Samuel 20:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 20:1 . Sheba, a Benjamite, and a captain high in command under Absalom, in whose heart the embers of revolt were still burning. This man, seeing the anger of the tribes at not being calle...
2 Samuel 20:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 20:1 There happened to be there a man of Belial. The fierce words of the men of Judah led to evil results. It was a time when all wise and thoughtful persons would hav...
2 Samuel 20:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And he, Joab, went through all the tribes of Israel, moving ever northward through the country of the ten tribes, unto Abel and to Beth-maachah, in the territory of Naphtali, and all the Barites...
2 Samuel 20:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 15:20 ; 2 Chronicles 16:4 ; 2 Kings 15:29 ; Joshua 18:25
2 Samuel 20:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He — Sheba, who marched from tribe to tribe to stir them up to sedition. Abel — Unto Abel — beth — maachah, as this place is called here in the Hebrew text, 2 Samuel 20:15 , to distinguish it from...

2 Samuel 20:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 20:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 20:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 20:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 20:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 20:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 20:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 20:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 20:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 20:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 20:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 20:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 20:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 20:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 20:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 20:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 20:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 20:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 20:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 20:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 20:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 20:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 20:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 20:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes