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Selected Verse: 2 Samuel 16:3 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Sa 16:3 |
Strong Concordance |
And the king [04428] said [0559], And where is thy master's [0113] son [01121]? And Ziba [06717] said [0559] unto the king [04428], Behold, he abideth [03427] at Jerusalem [03389]: for he said [0559], To day [03117] shall the house [01004] of Israel [03478] restore [07725] me the kingdom [04468] of my father [01]. |
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King James |
And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| To-day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father--Such a hope might not unnaturally arise at this period of civil distraction, that the family of David would destroy themselves by their mutual broils, and the people reinstate the old dynasty. There was an air of plausibility in Ziba's story. Many, on whom the king had conferred favors, were now deserting him. No wonder, therefore, that in the excitement of momentary feeling, believing, on the report of a slanderer, Mephibosheth to be among the number, he pronounced a rash and unrighteous judgment by which a great injury was inflicted on the character and interests of a devoted friend. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Thy master's son - Meaning Saul's grandson Sa2 9:6. David asks the question, evidently hurt at the apparent ingratitude of Mephibosheth. It is impossible to say whether Mephibosheth was quite guiltless or not. If Ps. 116 was composed by David, and after the quelling of Absalom's rebellion, Sa2 16:11 may contain David's confession of his present hasty judgment Sa2 16:4 in the matter. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| To-day shall the house of Israel - What a base wretch was Ziba! and how unfounded was this accusation against the peaceable, loyal and innocent Mephibosheth! |
4 Then said [0559] the king [04428] to Ziba [06717], Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth [04648]. And Ziba [06717] said [0559], I humbly [07812] beseech thee that I may find [04672] grace [02580] in thy sight [05869], my lord [0113], O king [04428].
11 And David [01732] said [0559] to Abishai [052], and to all his servants [05650], Behold, my son [01121], which came forth [03318] of my bowels [04578], seeketh [01245] my life [05315]: how much more now may this Benjamite [01145] do it? let him alone [03240], and let him curse [07043]; for the LORD [03068] hath bidden [0559] him.
6 Now when Mephibosheth [04648], the son [01121] of Jonathan [03083], the son [01121] of Saul [07586], was come [0935] unto David [01732], he fell [05307] on his face [06440], and did reverence [07812]. And David [01732] said [0559], Mephibosheth [04648]. And he answered [0559], Behold thy servant [05650]!