And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
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Gill's Exposition
And Joab the son of Zeruiah,.... A sister of David, and this her son was general of David's army:
and the servants of David, went out; that is, his army went out from Hebron to Gibeon, which was…
Barnes' Notes
On the east of the hill (El-jib, the ancient Gibeon) is a copious spring, which issues in a cave excavated in the limestone rock, so as to form a large reservoir. In the trees further down are the…
Here is, I. A rivalship between two kings - David, whom God made king, and Ishbosheth, whom Abner made king. One would have thought, when Saul was slain, and all his sons that had sense and spirit…
Cambridge Bible
Joab the son of Zeruiah The eldest of David's three nephews, the son of his sister Zeruiah (1Ch 2:16). Next to the king himself he occupies the most conspicuous position in the history of David's…
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