2 Samuel 2:12

And Abner, the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon; they crossed to the western side of Jordan, into the territory of Benjamin, in order to wage war against David and to conquer Judah.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Abner and the servants of Ish-bosheth went out to Gibeon They passed over Jordan into the country of Benjamin, where Gibeon was, ( Joshua 18:25 ,)...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

David was by no means in a hurry to take advantage of the situation that had been brought about by Saul's death. Though he had not enquired of the Lo...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The servants of Ish-bosheth, i.e. his officers and commanders, and their army. To Gibeon, in the country of Benjamin, Joshua 18:25 , near Juda...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Went out — To fight with David's army, and to bring back the rest of the kingdom to Saul's house.

¹² And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 2:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 Samuel 2:12