2 Samuel 3:10

10 removing the kingdom from Saul's house and securing David's throne over Israel and over Judah, from Dan all the way to Beer-sheba!"

2 Samuel 3:10 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 3:10

To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul
Which was what the Lord had sworn to do, ( 1 Samuel 15:28 1 Samuel 15:29 ) ; and which Abner now threatens to do, insolently taking that to himself which belonged to the Lord, and as if he could not do it without him:

and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah;
over the one as well as over the other; for it was set over Judah already:

from Dan even unto Beersheba;
which were the utmost borders of the land of Israel, from north to south, and so includes the whole.

2 Samuel 3:10 In-Context

8 Abner got very angry over what Ishbosheth had said. "Am I some sort of dog's head?" Abner asked. "I've been nothing but loyal to the house of your father Saul and to his brothers and his friends. I haven't handed you over to David, but today you accuse me of doing something wrong with this woman.

9 May God deal harshly with me, Abner, and worse still if I don't do for David exactly what the LORD swore to him—

10 removing the kingdom from Saul's house and securing David's throne over Israel and over Judah, from Dan all the way to Beer-sheba!"

11 Ishbosheth couldn't say a single word in reply to Abner because he was afraid of him.

12 Abner sent messengers to represent him to David and to say, "Who will own the land? Make a covenant with me, then I'll help bring all Israel over to your side."