Scripture · Old Testament
2 Samuel 3:20
2 Samuel 3:20 is verse 20 of 2 Samuel chapter 3, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
When Abner and twenty of his men came to David at Hebron, David held a feast for them.
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. David made Abner and the men who were with him a feast.
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2 Samuel 3:18–22 · Berean Standard Bible
18 Now take action, because the LORD has said to David, ‘Through My servant David I will save My people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and of all their enemies.’”
19 Abner also spoke to the Benjamites and went to Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.
20 When Abner and twenty of his men came to David at Hebron, David held a feast for them.
21 Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.
22 Just then David’s soldiers and Joab returned from a raid, bringing with them a great plunder. But Abner was not with David in Hebron because David had sent him on his way in peace.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 26:30So Isaac prepared a feast for them, and they ate and drank.
Genesis 31:54Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.
Esther 1:3In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.