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2 Samuel 9
13 verses with commentary
David's Kindness to Mephibosheth
And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
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<strong>And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Kindness to Mephibosheth, emphasizing covenant faithfulness, grace. David's kindness to Mephibosheth illustrates <em>chesed</em> (חֶסֶד, covenant faithfulness/loyal love). This grace shown to Jonathan's crippled son...
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**7-8. Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit--**From the energetic measures which he himself had taken for extirpating the dealers in magical arts (the profession having been declared a capital offense), his most attached courtiers might have had reason to doubt the possibility of gratifying their master's wish. Anxious inquiries, however, led to the discove...
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Chapter 9
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David sends for Mephibosheth.(1-8)
And provides for him.(9-13)
**Verses 1-8**
Amidst numerous affairs we are apt to forget the gratitude we owe, and the engagements we are under, not only to our friends, but to God himself. Yet persons of real godliness will have no rest till they have discharged them. And the most proper objects of kindness and charity,...
Read full commentary →And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.
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<strong>And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Kindness to Mephibosheth, emphasizing covenant faithfulness, grace. David's kindness to Mephibosheth illustrates <em>chesed</em> (חֶסֶד, covenant faithfuln...
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**7-8. Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit--**From the energetic measures which he himself had taken for extirpating the dealers in magical arts (the profession having been declared a capital offense), his most attached courtiers might have had reason to doubt the possibility of gratifying their master's wish. Anxious inquiries, however, led to the discove...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
David sends for Mephibosheth.(1-8)
And provides for him.(9-13)
**Verses 1-8**
Amidst numerous affairs we are apt to forget the gratitude we owe, and the engagements we are under, not only to our friends, but to God himself. Yet persons of real godliness will have no rest till they have discharged them. And the most proper objects of kindness and charity,...
Read full commentary →And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.
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<strong>And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Kindness to Mephibosheth, emphasizing covenant faithfulness, grace. David's kindness to Mephibosheth illustrates <em>chesed</em> (חֶסֶד, covenan...
Read full commentary →Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**7-8. Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit--**From the energetic measures which he himself had taken for extirpating the dealers in magical arts (the profession having been declared a capital offense), his most attached courtiers might have had reason to doubt the possibility of gratifying their master's wish. Anxious inquiries, however, led to the discove...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
David sends for Mephibosheth.(1-8)
And provides for him.(9-13)
**Verses 1-8**
Amidst numerous affairs we are apt to forget the gratitude we owe, and the engagements we are under, not only to our friends, but to God himself. Yet persons of real godliness will have no rest till they have discharged them. And the most proper objects of kindness and charity,...
Read full commentary →And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
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<strong>And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Kindness to Mephibosheth, emphasizing covenant faithfulness, grace. David's kindness to Mephibosheth illustrates <em>chesed</em> (חֶסֶד, covenant faithfulness/loyal love). This grace shown to J...
Read full commentary →Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**7-8. Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit--**From the energetic measures which he himself had taken for extirpating the dealers in magical arts (the profession having been declared a capital offense), his most attached courtiers might have had reason to doubt the possibility of gratifying their master's wish. Anxious inquiries, however, led to the discove...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
David sends for Mephibosheth.(1-8)
And provides for him.(9-13)
**Verses 1-8**
Amidst numerous affairs we are apt to forget the gratitude we owe, and the engagements we are under, not only to our friends, but to God himself. Yet persons of real godliness will have no rest till they have discharged them. And the most proper objects of kindness and charity,...
Read full commentary →Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
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<strong>Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Kindness to Mephibosheth, emphasizing covenant faithfulness, grace. David's kindness to Mephibosheth illustrates <em>chesed</em> (חֶסֶד, covenant faithfulness/loyal love). This grace shown to Jonathan's crippled son demonstrates cove...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
David sends for Mephibosheth.(1-8)
And provides for him.(9-13)
**Verses 1-8**
Amidst numerous affairs we are apt to forget the gratitude we owe, and the engagements we are under, not only to our friends, but to God himself. Yet persons of real godliness will have no rest till they have discharged them. And the most proper objects of kindness and charity,...
Read full commentary →Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!
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<strong>Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Kindness to Mephibosheth, emphasizing covenant faithfulness, grace. David's kindness to Mephibosheth illustrates <em>chesed</em> (חֶסֶד, covenan...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
David sends for Mephibosheth.(1-8)
And provides for him.(9-13)
**Verses 1-8**
Amidst numerous affairs we are apt to forget the gratitude we owe, and the engagements we are under, not only to our friends, but to God himself. Yet persons of real godliness will have no rest till they have discharged them. And the most proper objects of kindness and charity,...
Read full commentary →And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
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<strong>And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Kindness to Mephibosheth, emphasizing covenant faithfulness, grace. David's kindness to Mephibosheth illustrates <em>chesed<...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
David sends for Mephibosheth.(1-8)
And provides for him.(9-13)
**Verses 1-8**
Amidst numerous affairs we are apt to forget the gratitude we owe, and the engagements we are under, not only to our friends, but to God himself. Yet persons of real godliness will have no rest till they have discharged them. And the most proper objects of kindness and charity,...
Read full commentary →And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
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<strong>And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Kindness to Mephibosheth, emphasizing covenant faithfulness, grace. David's kindness to Mephibosheth illustrates <em>chesed</em> (חֶסֶד, covenant faithfulness/loyal love). This grace shown to Jonathan's crippled son demonstra...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
David sends for Mephibosheth.(1-8)
And provides for him.(9-13)
**Verses 1-8**
Amidst numerous affairs we are apt to forget the gratitude we owe, and the engagements we are under, not only to our friends, but to God himself. Yet persons of real godliness will have no rest till they have discharged them. And the most proper objects of kindness and charity,...
Read full commentary →Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.
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<strong>Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Kindness to Mephibosheth, emphasizing covenant faithfulness, grace. David's kindness to Mephibosheth illustrates <em>chesed</em> (חֶסֶד, covenant faithfulness/loyal love). This grace s...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 9-13**
As David was a type of Christ, his Lord and Son, his Root and Offspring, let his kindness to Mephibosheth remind us of the kindness and love of God our Saviour to fallen man, to whom he was under no obligation, as David was to Jonathan. The Son of God seeks this lost and ruined race, who sought not after him. He comes to seek and to save them!
Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
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<strong>Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Kindness to Mephibosheth, emphasizing covenant faithfulness,...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 9-13**
As David was a type of Christ, his Lord and Son, his Root and Offspring, let his kindness to Mephibosheth remind us of the kindness and love of God our Saviour to fallen man, to whom he was under no obligation, as David was to Jonathan. The Son of God seeks this lost and ruined race, who sought not after him. He comes to seek and to save them!
Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.
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<strong>Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Kindness to Mephibosheth, emphasizing covenant faithfulness, grace. David's kindness to Mephibosheth illustrates <em>chese...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 9-13**
As David was a type of Christ, his Lord and Son, his Root and Offspring, let his kindness to Mephibosheth remind us of the kindness and love of God our Saviour to fallen man, to whom he was under no obligation, as David was to Jonathan. The Son of God seeks this lost and ruined race, who sought not after him. He comes to seek and to save them!
And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
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<strong>And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Kindness to Mephibosheth, emphasizing covenant faithfulness, grace. David's kindness to Mephibosheth illustrates <em>chesed</em> (חֶסֶד, covenant faithfulness/loyal love). This grace shown to Jonathan's c...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 9-13**
As David was a type of Christ, his Lord and Son, his Root and Offspring, let his kindness to Mephibosheth remind us of the kindness and love of God our Saviour to fallen man, to whom he was under no obligation, as David was to Jonathan. The Son of God seeks this lost and ruined race, who sought not after him. He comes to seek and to save them!
So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.
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<strong>So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Kindness to Mephibosheth, emphasizing covenant faithfulness, grace. David's kindness to Mephibosheth illustrates <em>chesed</em> (חֶסֶד, covenant faithfulness/loyal love). This grace shown to Jonathan's crippled son de...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 9-13**
As David was a type of Christ, his Lord and Son, his Root and Offspring, let his kindness to Mephibosheth remind us of the kindness and love of God our Saviour to fallen man, to whom he was under no obligation, as David was to Jonathan. The Son of God seeks this lost and ruined race, who sought not after him. He comes to seek and to save them!