2nd Samuel Chapter 3 verse 20 Holy Bible
So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
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So Abner, with twenty men, came to Hebron, to David. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.
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So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a repast.
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So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
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So Abner came to David in Hebron, and twenty men with him: and David made Abner and the men that were with him, a feast.
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So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. David made Abner and the men who were with him a feast.
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and Abner cometh in unto David, to Hebron, and with him twenty men, and David maketh for Abner, and for the men who `are' with him, a banquet.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - Twenty men with him. These, we may feel sure, were not common soldiers, but chieftains selected from those elders who were on David's side; and, though the honourable escort of Michal was the pretext, yet Ishbosheth must have felt sure that more was intended. Most of them, however, would join Abner on the road, especially those who represented Benjamin and the western tribes. On arriving at Hebron they were honourably received, and, after a feast, they settled the conditions on which David was to be made king of all Israel; and Abner then departed in peace, after giving the assurance that all the tribes would now gladly assemble, and by solemn compact and covenant make David their king. The terms of the league, and the conditions agreed upon for Ishbosheth, are not mentioned, because upon Abner's death the whole plan fell to the ground, and David had to wait for many years before his hopes were fulfilled. But we gather from this covenant and 2 Samuel 5:3 (where see note) that the early kings of Israel were not absolute monarchs.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) Twenty men.--These were doubtless representative men, selected by Abner from Israel and Benjamin to accompany him and confirm his report. The feast which David made for them is not to be understood of mere conviviality, but of a solemn sacrificial feast, such as was customary in ancient times in connection with important negotiations. (See Genesis 26:30; Genesis 31:54; 1Kings 3:15.)
