2 Samuel 3:18 Meaning and Explanation
“Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.”
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Read Full Chapter →Abner urges them to act, citing the LORD's word that David would deliver Israel.
What Does 2 Samuel 3:18 Mean?
Abner presses the elders to act now, grounding his appeal in a word of the LORD: that by David's hand God would save Israel from the Philistines and all their enemies. He clothes his plan in divine promise.
The title my servant David and the language of saving God's people reach beyond this hour. They echo forward to the Son of David, through whom God would save His people from a deeper bondage than the Philistines. Here a deliverer is being seated on the throne, a foreshadowing of the King who saves His people from all their enemies.
2 Samuel 3:18 in the Original Language
yasha (יָשַׁע), 'save' -- to rescue and deliver, the same root that stands behind the name of Jesus.
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What does 2 Samuel 3:18 mean?
Abner urges them to act, citing the LORD's word that David would deliver Israel.