And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
There they were with David three days, eating and drinking. According to the statements made in the preceding verses, the number of armed warriors assembled in Hebron on this occasion amounted to 300,000. Supplies of provisions were abundantly furnished, not only by the people of the neighbourhood, but from distant parts of the country; for all wished the festivities to be on a scale of liberality and magnificence suitable to the auspicious occasion.