ESV Reformation Study Bible – 2 Sam 3:3
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2 Sam 3:3

3:3 Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur. David’s marrying a foreign wife from the small Aramean kingdom of Geshur may have been politically motivated, giving him an ally north of Ish-bosheth’s shaky realm.