Passage Research
2 Samuel 2 — Sermon Preparation
David is anointed king over Judah at Hebron, while Abner installs Saul's son Ish-bosheth over Israel, beginning a prolonged civil war. Below is a research summary for 2 Samuel 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 32
- verses
- 516 / 182
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 9
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
2 Samuel 2 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אַבְנֵר | ʼAbnêr | H74 | 16 | Abner |
| עֲשָׂהאֵל | ʻĂsâhʼêl | H6214 | 9 | Asahel |
| יוֹאָב | Yôwʼâb | H3097 | 11 | Joab |
| דָּוִד | Dâvid | H1732 | 14 | David |
| אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת | ʼÎysh-Bôsheth | H378 | 7 | Ish-Bosheth |
| שָׁאוּל | Shâʼûwl | H7586 | 8 | Shaul |
| גִּבְעוֹן | Gibʻôwn | H1391 | 4 | Gibon |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on 2 Samuel 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The nation in general refused David. By this the Lord trained up his servant for future honour and usefulness; and the tendency of true godliness was shown in his behaviour while passing through various difficulties. David was herein a type of Christ, whom Israel would not submit to, though anointed of the Father to be a Prince and a Saviour to them. Abner meant, Let the young men fight before us, when he said, Let them play before us: fools thus make a mock at sin. But he is unworthy the name of a man, that can thus trifle with human blood.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Samuel 2:8–17 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Hebron— 2 Sam 2:1
- Mahanaim— 2 Sam 2:10
- Gibeon— 2 Sam 2:12
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