2 Samuel 19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:23

Therefore the king said unto Shimei, thou shalt not die ,.... This day by my hands, or order, or by the sword, 1 Kings 2:8 , and the king sware unto him ; that he should not die for that offence, or for that only; but if he committed a new one, this oath was no longer binding on him, and not at all upon his heir and successor. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:24

And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king ,.... Not down to Jordan, but Jerusalem; when the king was come thither, he came from his own dwelling to the king's palace; he is called the son of Saul, though he was his grandson, and grandsons are sometimes called sons; though in the Septuagint it is, the son's son of Saul; and the Syriac and Arabic versions are, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul: and had neither dressed his feet ; had not cut his nails, as the Septuagint... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:25

And it came to pass, when he came to Jerusalem to meet the king ,.... Perhaps from the place where his estate was; or, as the Arabic version, when he came from Jerusalem, from whence he went a little way to meet the king, as he was coming thither; for it was said he abode at Jerusalem, 2 Samuel 16:3 , that the king said unto him, wherefore wentest not thou with me , Mephibosheth ? when he departed from Jerusalem, being obliged to flee from thence because of Absalom; it is very... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:26

And he answered, my lord, O king, my servant deceived me ,.... His servant Ziba, who, instead of saddling an ass for him by his order, went off with that and another himself, 2 Samuel 16:1 ; for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass ; he not only determined this in his own mind, but gave orders to his servant to saddle one for him: that I may ride thereon, and go to the king, because thy servant is lame ; and could not walk afoot, being lame of both his feet, 2 Samuel 4:4 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:27

And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king ,.... By suggesting that he stayed at Jerusalem with a view to the kingdom, hoping that the quarrel between David and Absalom would issue in the restoration of it to his father's family; which was a mere calumny, he having had no such thought, nor was there any foundation for it: but my lord the king is an angel of God ; for understanding and wisdom, to discern the falsehood of such suggestions: do therefore what is good in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:28

For all of my, father's house were but dead men before my lord the king ,.... Or "men of death" F13 אנשי מות "viris mortis", Montanus. ; worthy of death, not on account of Saul's persecution, for which his family did not deserve to suffer; rather for the attempt of Ishbosheth to get the kingdom from him, which might be deemed treason, and so the family was tainted for it; though the sense may be only this, that their lives lay at his mercy, and that if he had dealt with rigour... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:29

And the king said unto him, why speakest thou any more of thy matters ?.... Of his father's family, and the injuries done by them to David, and of the benefits and favours which he had received from David, or of his temporal affairs, of his estate, which David had given away to Ziba: I have said, thou and Ziba divide the land ; revoking his last grant to Ziba, which gave him all that belonged to Mephibosheth, 2 Samuel 16:4 ; he established his first decree, that Ziba should have half... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:30

And Mephibosheth said unto the king, yea, let him take all ,.... The whole estate, as David had given it to him; he was content that that last grant should stand: forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house ; his palace in Jerusalem; which was a strong expression of affection for him, and loyalty to him. (Solomn used a similar test to determine which woman's baby was alive. 1 Kings 3:16 . He purposed the baby be cut in two to reveal who the real mother was.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:31

And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim ,.... The place of his habitation, to Jordan, see 2 Samuel 17:27 , and went over Jordan with the king to conduct him over Jordan ; to accompany him over the river, and then take his leave of him. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:32

Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old ,.... Which was ten years beyond the common term of man's life, and reckoned a very great age in David's time, and has been ever since, and still is, see Psalm 90:10 , and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim : had supported him and his family, furnished him with provisions, and all the necessaries of life, during his stay there: for he was a very great man ; in wealth and riches, and was a... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:32

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