Twenty men - These were undoubtedly his official suite as Ishbosheth’s envoy to conduct Michal to David, but they were aware of and consente…

Twenty men. —These were doubtless representative men, selected by Abner from Israel and Benjamin to accompany him and confirm his …

So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him ,
&c.] Before he went privately to him, and conferred with…

Many, like Abner, are not above committing base crimes, who are too proud to bear reproof, or even the suspicion of being guilty. While people go o…