2 Samuel 3:12

12 Entonces Abner envió mensajeros a decirle a David: «¿Acaso no le pertenece a usted toda la tierra? Haga un pacto solemne conmigo y le ayudaré a que todo Israel se ponga de su parte».

2 Samuel 3:12 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 3:12

And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf
On his own account, and not on the account of Ishbosheth, or the people of Israel; but to obtain terms for himself, or in his own name, as representing him and standing in his stead; or secretly, as Kimchi explains it, unknown to Ishbosheth, or the people of Israel. The Targum is,

``out of his place;''

he sent them from the place where he was, from Mahanaim:

saying, whose [is] the land?
the land of Israel, is it not thine, David? verily it is; to whom does it belong but unto thee, to whom the Lord has given it? not to any of Saul's posterity: this he ordered the messengers to say in the first place, in order to ingratiate himself to David, and gain his messengers an audience. The Targum is,

``I swear by him that made the earth;''

so Jarchi says, it is an oath by him whose the earth is, even by the living God, whose is the earth, and the fulness thereof:

saying [also], make thy league with me;
he desired to enter into a covenant of friendship with him, that everything that had passed might be forgiven and forgotten:

and, behold, my hand [shall be] with thee, to bring about all Israel
unto thee:
he promises on his part to do his utmost to bring all Israel under his government and to obedience to him.

2 Samuel 3:12 In-Context

10 Voy a tomar el reino de Saúl y entregárselo a David. Voy a establecer el reino de David sobre Israel al igual que sobre Judá, todo el territorio desde Dan en el norte hasta Beerseba en el sur».
11 Is-boset no se atrevió a decir ni una sola palabra más, porque tenía miedo de lo que Abner pudiera hacer.
12 Entonces Abner envió mensajeros a decirle a David: «¿Acaso no le pertenece a usted toda la tierra? Haga un pacto solemne conmigo y le ayudaré a que todo Israel se ponga de su parte».
13 «Muy bien —respondió David—, pero no negociaré contigo a menos que cuando vengas me traigas a mi esposa Mical, hija de Saúl».
14 Además David envió este mensaje a Is-boset, hijo de Saúl: «Devuélveme a mi esposa Mical, pues la compré con la vida
de cien filisteos».
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