2 Samuel 3:20

2 Samuel 3:20 Meaning and Explanation

So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.

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Abner arrives at Hebron with twenty men, and David honors them with a feast.

What Does 2 Samuel 3:20 Mean?

Abner comes to David in Hebron with a delegation of twenty men, and David receives them generously with a feast. The meeting is marked by hospitality and apparent goodwill.

To share a meal was to seal trust and fellowship. David extends grace to the man who had long opposed him, choosing reconciliation over old grievance. In this open-handed welcome we glimpse the heart of a king who would rather gather than destroy, a faint echo of the greater King who spreads a table even for those once far off.

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Abner arrives at Hebron with twenty men, and David honors them with a feast.

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