Bible Strands
2 Samuel 3:10
to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Abner addresses Ish-bosheth, declaring his intent to remove the kingdom from Saul's house and place David's throne over Israel and Judah. This statement follows Abner's sworn oath to David and precedes Ish-bosheth's terrified silence.
The words — The Hebrew לְהַעֲבִיר (leha'avir) literally means "to take away" or "transfer," paired with לְהָקִים (lehaqim), meaning "to establish." These verbs mark the concrete political shift from Saul's dynasty to David's rule.
The thread — The geographic marker "from Dan to Beersheba" appears in Judges 20:1, 1 Samuel 3:20, and 2 Samuel 17:11 to indicate the full territorial scope of Israel's people or military forces.
Why it lands — The text records a specific dynastic transfer and territorial claim without elaborating on theological justification. It presents the historical consolidation of Israel's monarchy as a factual event that demands recognition of its political reality.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer–sheba.
Cross-references
- Judges 20:1 Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.
- 1 Samuel 3:20 So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.
- 2 Samuel 17:11 Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.
- 2 Samuel 24:2 So the king said to Joab the commander of his army, who was with him, “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and register the troops, so that I may know their number.”
- 1 Kings 4:25 Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.