2 Samuel 2:2

Listen to 2 Samuel 2:2
2 So David went up there, and 1his two wives also, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

2 Samuel 2:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 2:2

So David went up thither
From Ziklag to Hebron, which was sixteen miles according to Bunting F25

and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, Nabal's
wife, the Carmelite;
who were beloved by him, and who had shared with him in his troubles, and which he took with him to partake of his honour and grandeur, wealth and riches; in which he was now a type of Christ. See ( Romans 8:17 ) ( 2 Timothy 2:11 2 Timothy 2:12 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F25 Ut supra, (Travels &c.) p. 137.
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2 Samuel 2:2 In-Context

1 After this David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? ” And the Lord said to him, “Go up. ” David said, “To which shall I go up? ” And he said, “To Hebron. ”
2 So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
3 And David brought up his men who were with him, everyone with his household, and they lived in the towns of Hebron.
4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. When they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul, ”
5 David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “May you be blessed by the Lord, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2:2 See 1 Sam. 25:42, 43
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