Tag Archives: 2 Samuel 3

protecting our reputations

20240509 protecting our reputations 2 Samuel 3:22-39 (JDV) 2 Samuel 3:22 Notice David’s servants and Joab returned from a raid and brought a large amount of plundered goods with them. Abner was not with David in Hebron because David had … Continue reading

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trophy wives

20240508 trophy wives 2 Samuel 3:6-21 (JDV) 2 Samuel 3:6 During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner kept acquiring more power in the house of Saul.2 Samuel 3:7 Saul had a concubine whose … Continue reading

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damage control

2 Samuel 3 David saw in Abner not only a great warrior, but also a means by which the long war between David’s men and Saul’s could have been shortened.  Joab’s vengeance ruined those hopes.  It also put David’s reputation … Continue reading

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