So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
When Saul and Jonathan were dead, though David knew himself anointed to be king, and now saw his way very clear, yet he did not immediately send messengers through all the coasts of Israel to summon all people to come in and swear allegiance to him, upon pain of death, but proceeded leisurely; for he that believeth doth not make haste, but waits God's time...
Commenting on 2 Samuel 2:1-7
So David went up thither,.... From Ziklag to Hebron, which was sixteen miles according to Bunting (y). and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, Nabal's wife, the Carmelite; who were beloved by him, and who had shared with him in his troubles, and which he took with him to partake of his honour and grandeur, wealth and riches; in which he was now a type of Christ.
After David had mourned for the fallen king, he went, in accordance with the will of the Lord as sought through the Urim, to Hebron, and was there anointed king by the tribe of Jabesh, for the love which they had shown to Saul in burying his bones (2Sa 2:1-7), and reigned seven years and a half at Hebron over Judah alone (2Sa 2:10 and 2Sa 2:11).
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