World English Bible
2 Samuel 3:20
“So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. David made Abner and the men who were with him a feast.”
2 Samuel 3:20 in the King James Version
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.Read 2 Samuel 3:20 in the King James Version →
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 3
Now then do it; for Yahweh has spoken of David, saying, 'By the hand of my servant David, I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.
Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and to the whole house of Benjamin.
So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. David made Abner and the men who were with him a feast.
Abner said to David, "I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your soul desires." David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
Behold, the servants of David and Joab came from a foray, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
Cross references for 2 Samuel 3:20
- Genesis 31:54
Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his relatives to eat bread. They ate bread, and stayed all night in the mountain.
- Genesis 26:30
He made them a feast, and they ate and drank.
- Esther 1:3
in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him.
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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