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
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:24-30
The day of David's return was a day of bringing to remembrance, a day of account, in which what had passed in his flight was called over again; among other things, after the case of Shimei, that of Mephibosheth comes to be enquired into, and he himself brings it on. I. He went down in the crowd to meet the king (2 Sam. 19:24), and as a proof of the sincerity of his joy in the king's return, we are here told what a true mourner he was for the king's banishment. During that melancholy time, when... read more