Abner made himself strong. — It has already been noticed that the fortunes of the house of Saul depended entirely upon Abner, but the fact of Ish-bosheth’s great obligation to him is again mentioned here in explanation of the following story.
Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 3:6
2 Samuel 3:6
6 And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.