The Meaning of 2 Samuel 2:17 Explained

2 Samuel 2:17

KJV: And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

YLT: and the battle is very hard on that day, and Abner is smitten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

Darby: And the battle that day was very severe; and Abner and the men of Israel were routed before the servants of David.

ASV: And the battle was very sore that day: and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 2:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

What does 2 Samuel 2:17 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 2:12-23 - Sword-Play To The Death

For seven and a half years David reigned over the house of Judah. He was in the prime of life, thirty years of age, and seems to have given himself to the consolidation of his kingdom and the quiet sanctities of the home. He maintained throughout those years that spirit of quiet expectancy of which his psalms so often speak. In this, he reminds us of our Lord, who is depicted as sitting at His Father's side till His foes become His footstool.

From Hebron, the city of fellowship, bands of mighty men went forth to fight with Ishbosheth, just as the warriors of the Cross have, in every age, gone forth to engage in deadly conflict with unbelief and sin. Asahel's death reminds us of Stephen's martyrdom. But the end is not yet! The Church's warfare is not against flesh and blood, but against the wicked spirits that rule the darkness of the world. Her weapons, therefore, are not carnal but spiritual, and particularly that of "all-prayer," Ephesians 6:10-20. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 2

¹ David, by God's direction, with his company goes up to Hebron
⁴ where he is made king of Judah
⁵ He commends them of Jabesh Gilead for their king of Israel
⁸ Abner makes Ishbosheth king of Israel
¹² A mortal skirmish between twelve of Abner's and twelve of Joab's men
¹⁸ Asahel is slain
²⁵ At Abner's motion, Joab sounds a retreat
³² Asahel's burial

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 2:17 mean?

So there was a battle fierce even to very day that and were beaten Abner and the men of Israel before the servants of David

וַתְּהִ֧י הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה קָשָׁ֥ה עַד־ מְאֹ֖ד בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַיִּנָּ֤גֶף אַבְנֵר֙ וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִפְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֥י דָוִֽד

וַתְּהִ֧י	So there was
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה	a battle
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מִלְחָמָה Sense: battle, war.
קָשָׁ֥ה	fierce
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: קָשֶׁה Sense: hard, cruel, severe, obstinate.
עַד־	even to
Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
מְאֹ֖ד	very
Parse: Adverb Root: מְאֹד Sense: exceedingly, much subst.
בַּיּ֣וֹם	day
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
הַה֑וּא	that
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
וַיִּנָּ֤גֶף	and were beaten
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָגַף Sense: to strike, smite.
אַבְנֵר֙	Abner
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲבִינֵר Sense: Saul’s cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab.
וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י	and the men
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
לִפְנֵ֖י	before
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
עַבְדֵ֥י	the servants
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
דָוִֽד	of David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.

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