2 Kings 3:20
And he came to David in Hebron with twenty men: and David made a feast for Abner, and his men that came with him.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Venitque ad David in Hebron cum viginti viris : et fecit David Abner, et viris ejus qui venerant cum eo, convivium.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἦλθεν Ἀβεννὴρ πρὸς Δαυεὶδ εἰς Χεβρὼν καὶ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ εἴκοσι ἄνδρες· καὶ ἐποίησεν Δαυεὶδ τῷ Ἀβεννὴρ καὶ τοῖς ἀνδράσιν τοῖς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ πότον.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וַיָּבֹ֨א אַבְנֵ֤ר אֶל דָּוִד֙ חֶבְר֔וֹן וְאִתּ֖וֹ עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וַיַּ֨עַשׂ דָּוִ֧ד לְאַבְנֵ֛ר וְלַאֲנָשִׁ֥ים אֲשֶׁר אִתּ֖וֹ מִשְׁתֶּֽה
Haydock's commentary
Feast, through joy at the reception of his wife, and of such good news. (Menochius)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
St Ambrose On the Duties of the Clergy, Chapter VII. What is useful is the same as what is virtuous; nothing is more useful than love, which is gained by gentleness, courtesy, kindness, justice, and the other virtues, as we are given to understand from the histories of Moses and David. Lastly, confidence springs from love, and again love from confidence
33. He had bound the people to himself freely in doing his duty; first, when he during the division among the people preferred to live like an exile at Hebron rather than to reign at Jerusalem; next, when he showed that he loved valour even in an enemy. He had also thought that justice should be shown to those who had borne arms against himself the same as to his own men. Again, he admired Abner, the bravest champion of the opposing side, whilst he was their leader and was yet waging war. Nor did he despise him when suing for peace, but honoured him by a banquet. When killed by treachery, he mourned and wept for him. …