And Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband Paltiel the son of Laish.
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.
Commenting on 2 Samuel 3:7-21
And Ishbosheth sent and took her from her husband,.... Her second husband, to whom Saul had given her, Sa1 25:44, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish; he is called Phalti in Sa1 25:44.
2Sa 3:6-39 Decline of the House of Saul. - 2Sa 3:6-11. Abner’s quarrel with Ishbosheth. - During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner adhered firmly to the house of Saul, but he appropriated one of Saul’s concubines to himself.
Commenting on 2 Samuel 3:6-39