Abner Battle Beaten David David's Defeated Fierce Fighting Routed Servants Severe Smitten Sore
2:17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, {k} before the servants of David.
(k) After that these four and twenty were slain.
2:8-17. The nation in general refused David. By this the Lord trained up his servant for future honour and usefulness; and the tendency of true godliness was shown in his behaviour while passing through various difficulties. David was herein a type of Christ, whom Israel would not submit to, though anointed of the Father to be a Prince and a Saviour to them. Abner meant, Let the young men fight before us, when he said, Let them play before us: fools thus make a mock at sin. But he is unworthy the name of a man, that can thus trifle with human blood.
Abner Battle Beaten David David's Defeated Fierce Fighting Hard Israel Routed Servants Severe Smitten Sore
Abner Battle Beaten David David's Defeated Fierce Fighting Hard Israel Routed Servants Severe Smitten Sore
