2 Samuel 3:9 (BSB)

May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him:

From 2 Samuel 3. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on 2 Samuel 3:9

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on 2 Samuel 3:7-21: Here, I. Abner breaks with Ish-bosheth, and deserts his interest, upon a little provocation which Ish-bosheth unadvisedly gave him. God can serve his own purposes by the sins and follies of men. 1. Ish-bosheth accused Abner of no less a crime than debauching one of his father's concubines, Sa2 3:7.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on 2 Samuel 3:9: So do God to Abner, and more also,.... He wishes the worst of evils to himself, such as he cared not to name; but left them to be supposed what he meant as utter ruin and destruction of himself, soul and body: except as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so I do to him; meaning if he did not do that David, which...
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on 2 Samuel 3:9: So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him; (e) We see how the wicked cannot abide being admonished about their faults, but seek their displeasure, who go about to bring them from their wickedness.
• Adam Clarke (Methodist), Clarke's Commentary on the Bible on 2 Samuel 3:9: Except, as the Lord hath sworn to David - And why did he not do this before, when he knew that God had given the kingdom to David? Was he not now, according to his own concession, fighting against God?