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John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible
Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin,.... Whom Abner had picked out of that tribe, being his own, and whom he knew to be stout and courageous men, and closely attached to him. It seems by this as if Abner's men:
which pertained to Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, passed over the pool of Gibeon unto Joab's men; so forward were they to engage in this duel, and it makes it still more appear that they were the aggressors:
and twelve of the servants of David; of his army under Joab, whom Joab either selected, or they, offered themselves as willing to engage with the twelve that were come over.
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Gill, John. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:15". "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". https:/
John Trapp Complete Commentary
2 Samuel 2:15 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which [pertained] to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
Ver. 15. And twelve of the servants of David.] So the Romans and Albans tried it out by three of a side - viz., the Horatii and the Curiatii; but this practice is no way warrantable, as being against faith and against charity; a tempting of God, and a trusting to the arm of flesh.
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Trapp, John. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:15". John Trapp Complete Commentary. https:/
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible
Abner selected all his combatants out of Benjamin, both because that was a warlike and valiant tribe, and that he might give the more honour to his own tribe.
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Poole, Matthew, "Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:15". Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. https:/
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
which pertained. Septuagint and Syriac read "pertaining".
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Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:15". "E.W. Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https:/
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged
Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
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Jamieson, Robert, D.D.; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:15". "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged". https:/
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