2 Samuel 3:6

Strong — He used all his endeavours to support Saul's house: which is mentioned, to shew the reason of his deep resentment of the following aspersion.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Render, “And it came to pass, while the war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted, that Abner assisted the house of Saul.”
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 3:6 to 2 Samuel 4:12 . Quarrel between Abner and Ishbaal. Treachery of Abner. Death of Abner, and of Ishbaal (J). Cf . p. 286. 2 S...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Abne...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul— Immediately after the sacred historian has informed us that Abner made himself strong for the hous...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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....
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Abner is Treacherously Murdered by Joab 3. Chileab] We read nothing more of him and he probably died as a child. In 1 Chronicles 3:1 he is calle...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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-b...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER IV. CONCLUSION OF THE CIVIL WAR . 2 Samuel 3:1-21 . THE victory at the pool of Gibeon was far from ending the opposition to David. In v...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Split in the Enemy's Ranks 2 Samuel 3:1-11 Abner's career reveals the principles on which ambitious men build their lives. He was, according...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The long warfare continued, and the progress of it is declared in the opening verse of this chapter: "And David waxed stronger and stronger, but the...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(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....
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David ,.... As long as that continued, as it did until the follo...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Abner made himself strong , &c. He used his utmost endeavours to support Saul's house, going up and down through all the tribes of Israel to str...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Though Saul had died, yet there continues long war between his house and the house of David. We have seen that Saul stands for the energy of the fles...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Wives and Children. B. C. 1048. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He used all his endeavours to support Saul's house; which is mentioned, to show the reason of his deep resentment of the following aspersion. Or, he...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David Makes Himself Strong In Hebron While Abner Makes Himself Strong In A Weakened House Of Saul ( 2 Samuel 3:1-6 ). There would appear to have b...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 3:1 . “The war.” “Not continual fighting, but the state of hostility in which they continued to stand t...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 3:1 . Long war, of contention and strife, rather than of bloody battles. 2 Samuel 3:3 . The daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. David...
The Biblical Illustrator

Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. Progress and termination of the civil war What grief tales of distress...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 3:1 There was long war. As Ishbosheth reigned only two years, and as "the house of Saul" is the phrase used, it seems...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Abner Leaves Ishbosheth for David
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, while the state of hostility continued, that Abner made h...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 25:8 ; 2 Kings 10:23 ; 2 Samuel 2:8 ; 2 Samuel 2:9 ; Isaiah 8:10 ; Isaiah 8:9 ; Joel 3:9-13 ; Matthew 12:30 ; Proverbs 21:30

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.

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 3:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy 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 Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 3:6