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Samuel 2 – David, King of Judah
David
wants to know what to do. He asks the Lord, “Shall I go up into any of the
cities of Judah? He is in Philistine country. Saul is dead and David is next to
be king. He waited until he received instructions from the Lord.
God
told him to go to Hebron cautiously, he is not to go up and arbitrarily take
over Israel, but to move up into the land to make himself available. When David
headed for Hebron, he took with him the two women who were his wives. David’s
loyal followers came with him and settled their families in the cities of
Hebron.
The
men of his own tribe came to anoint him king over Judah. Then David does a very
wise thing. The men who buried Saul were devoted to him, and now David thanks
them for it. Then he asked for their support and devotion as King, even as they
had given it to Saul.
Both
Saul and Jonathan had sons, and one of them would have been the normal one to
come to the throne but God had intervened. Abner, who had been captain of
Saul’s hosts, moved immediately to make one of them king. At first David is
made king over the southern kingdom of Judah, but the northern tribes made Ishosheth,
a son of Saul, their king. This was an interval of civil war. It depleted the
resources and energy of the nation. There was a very big battle and Abner was
beaten. Abner was followed by Asahel. He was a brother of Joab, who was David’s
captain. Abner warned him to stop his pursuit. Asahel refused, and finally Abner
turned around and drove a spear through him. Abner killed the brother of Joab.
Asahel’s
funeral closes this chapter. After the funeral Joab and his men “went all
night” and came to Hebron at the break of day. They had reported to David all
that had happened.
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J.
Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.
Dr.
David Jeremiah.
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