Then Abner became very angry over Ish-bosheth’s question and said, “Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers and to his friends, and have not let you fall into the hands of David; yet today you call me to account for wrongdoing with that woman?
Commentaries
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The words against Judah are very obscure. If the text is correct, the words would seem to be Ish-bosheth’s, who in his anger had charged Abner with…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Am I a dog’s head? —The translation of this clause is taken from the Vulgate, and is hardly possible; it should rather be…
John Gill
JohnGill
Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth
If false he had a good deal of reason for it; and if true, he …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes