Twenty men. — These were doubtless representative men, selected by Abner from Israel and Benjamin to accompany him and confirm his report. The feast which David made for them is not to be understood of mere conviviality, but of a solemn sacrificial feast, such as was customary in ancient times in connection with important negotiations. (See Genesis 26:30; Genesis 31:54; 1 Kings 3:15.)
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2 Samuel 3:20
20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.