Teks -- 2 Samuel 2:1-2 (NET)

David is Anointed King

2:1 Afterward David inquired of the Lord, “Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” The Lord told him, “Go up.” David asked, “Where should I go?” The Lord replied, “To Hebron.” 2:2 So David went up, along with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, formerly the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

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Wesley: 2Sa 2:1 - Enquired

By Urim. Thus David begins at the right end, and lays his foundation in God's counsel and assistance.

Wesley: 2Sa 2:1 - Shall I go

He asked not whether he should take the kingdom; for that was appointed before; and he would not offend God, nor dishonour his ordinance with unnecessary enquiries; but only where he should enter upon it; whether in Judah, as he supposed, because of his relation to that tribe, and his interest in it; or in some other tribe: for he doth not limit God, but resolves exactly to follow his counsels.

Wesley: 2Sa 2:1 - Hebron

Which was next to Jerusalem (part whereof the Jebusites now possessed) the chief city of that tribe, and a city of the priests, and in the very center of that tribe, to which the whole tribe might speedily resort, when need required. And the sepulchres of the patriarchs adjoining to Hebron, would remind him of the ancient promise.

JFB: 2Sa 2:1-4 - David inquired of the Lord

By Urim (1Sa 23:6, 1Sa 23:9; 1Sa 30:7-8). He knew his destination, but he knew also that the providence of God would pave the way. Therefore he would take no step in such a crisis of his own and the nation's history, without asking and obtaining the divine direction. He was told to go into Judah, and fix his headquarters in Hebron, whither he accordingly repaired with his now considerable force. There his interests were very powerful; for he was not only within his own tribe, and near chiefs with whom he had been long in friendly relations (see on 1Sa 30:26), but Hebron was the capital and center of Judah, and one of the Levitical cities; the inhabitants of which were strongly attached to him, both from sympathy with his cause ever since the massacre at Nob, and from the prospect of realizing in his person their promised pre-eminence among the tribes. The princes of Judah, therefore, offered him the crown over their tribe, and it was accepted. More could not, with prudence, be done in the circumstances of the country (1Ch 11:3).

Clarke: 2Sa 2:1 - David inquired of the Lord

David inquired of the Lord - By means of Abiathar the priest; for he did not know whether the different tribes were willing to receive him, though he was fully persuaded that God had appointed him king over Israel

Clarke: 2Sa 2:1 - Unto Hebron

Unto Hebron - The metropolis of the tribe of Judah, one of the richest regions in Judea. The mountains of Hebron were famed for fruits, herbage, and honey; and many parts were well adapted for vines, olives, and different kinds of grain, abounding in springs of excellent water, as the most accurate travelers have asserted.

TSK: 2Sa 2:1 - inquired // Hebron

inquired : 2Sa 5:19, 2Sa 5:23; Num 27:21; Jdg 1:1; 1Sa 23:2, 1Sa 23:4, 1Sa 23:9-12, 1Sa 30:7, 1Sa 30:8; Psa 25:4, Psa 25:5; Psa 27:4, Psa 143:8; Pro 3:5, Pro 3:6; Eze 36:37

Hebron : 2Sa 2:11, 2Sa 5:1-3, 2Sa 15:7; Gen 32:2; Num 13:22; Jos 14:14, Jos 14:15; 1Sa 30:31; 1Ki 2:11; 1Ch 29:7

TSK: 2Sa 2:2

1Sa 25:42, 1Sa 25:43, 1Sa 30:5; Luk 22:28, Luk 22:29

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Poole: 2Sa 2:1 - David inquired of the Lord

David inquired of the Lord by Urim, as 1Sa 23:6,9 30:7,8 . Thus David begins at the right end, and lays his foundation in God’ s counsel and assistance, which now he seeks. He asketh not whether he should take the kingdom, for that was appointed and known before; and he would not offend God, nor dishonour his ordinance, with frivolous and unnecessary inquiries; but only where he should enter upon it; whether in Judah, as he supposed, because of his relation to that tribe, and his interest in it; or whether in some other tribe; for he doth not limit God, but resolves exactly to follow his counsels. Unto Hebron which was next to Jerusalem, (part whereof the Jebusites now possessed,) the chief city of that tribe, and a city of the priests, Jos 21:10 , &c., and in the very centre or middle of that tribe, to which the whole tribe might speedily resort, when need required.

Haydock: 2Sa 2:1 - Sooner

Sooner. Hebrew, "If thou hadst not spoken," (Du Hamel) by challenging, ver. 14. (Josephus, &c.) (Calmet)

Haydock: 2Sa 2:1 - Juda // Hebron

Juda. David thought it was his duty to co-operate with the designs of Providence. He consults the Lord (Calmet) by means of Abiathar, (Abulensis) or by a prophet. (Josephus) ---

Hebron, ennobled by the patriarchs. (Menochius) ---

It was also in the centre of Juda, and the strongest place belonging to that tribe. (Calmet) ---

Part of Jerusalem was still in the hands of the Jebusites. (Haydock)

Gill: 2Sa 2:1 - And it came to pass after this // that David inquired of the Lord // saying, shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah // and the Lord said unto him, go up // and David said, whither shall I go up // And he said, unto Hebron

And it came to pass after this,.... After David had heard of the death of Saul and Jonathan, and made a lamentation over them, perhaps the next day; since David and his men are only said to mourn, and weep, and fast till even, 2Sa 1:10,

that David inquired of the Lord; of the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, by Abiathar the priest, and through the Urim and Thummim, in the ephod he had put on on this occasion:

saying, shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? though the Lord had promised him the kingdom, and he had been anointed by Samuel by his appointment, yet he was not hasty to take it into his hands, but was desirous of acting according to the will of God, and by his direction, and wait his time when and where he should go and take possession of it; he mentions Judah because it was his own tribe, and where he had the most friends:

and the Lord said unto him, go up; from Ziklag into the tribe of Judah, but did not mention any particular place whither he should go; hence another question was put:

and David said, whither shall I go up? To what town or city in the tribe of Judah? whether Jerusalem or any other?

And he said, unto Hebron; a city of the priests, a city of refuge, Jos 21:13, twenty miles from Jerusalem, or more, which is not directed to, because it was then chiefly in the hands of the Jebusites, and because, as Procopius Gazaeus says, Hebron was now the metropolis of Judah.

Gill: 2Sa 2:2 - So David went up thither // and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, Nabal's wife, the Carmelite

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

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 Rom 8:17.