2Sa 9 | TSK | STEP | David by Ziba sends for Mephibosheth. For Jonathan's sake he entertains him at his table, and restores him all that was Saul's. He makes Ziba his farmer. shew him.

2 Samuel 9

1 David by Ziba sends for Mephibosheth.

7 For Jonathan's sake he entertains him at his table, and restores him all that was Saul's.

9 He makes Ziba his farmer.

shew him.

1:26; 1Sa 18:1-4; 20:14-17,42; 23:16-18; 1Ki 2:7; Pr 27:10

Mt 10:42; 25:40; Mr 9:41; Joh 19:26,27; Phm 1:9-12; 1Pe 3:8

a servant.

Ge 15:2,3; 24:2; 39:6

was Ziba.

16:1-4; 19:17,27-29

the kindness of God.That is, the highest degree of kindness; as the hail of God is very great hail; the mountains of God exceeding high mountains; besides which, this kindness was according to the covenant of God made between him and Jonathan.

De 4:37; 10:15; 1Sa 20:14-17; Mt 5:44,45; Lu 6:36; Tit 3:3,4

yet a son.

4:4; 19:26

Machir.

17:27-29

Lo-debar.This place appears to have been situated beyond Jordan; and was probably, as Reland supposes, the same as Debir or Lidbir, Jos 13:26.

Mephibosheth.

1Ch 8:34; 9:40

called Meribbaal. he fell.

Ge 18:2; 33:3; 1Sa 20:41; 25:23

Fear not.

Ge 43:18,23; 50:18-21; 1Sa 12:19,20,24; Isa 35:3,4; Mr 5:33,34

Lu 1:12,13,29,30

for I will. See on ver.

1,3; Ru 2:11,12; 2Ti 1:16-18

eat bread.

11; 19:28,33; 1Ki 2:7; Ps 41:9; Jer 25:33,34; Mt 6:11; Lu 22:30

Re 3:20

a dead dog.

3:8; 16:9; 1Sa 24:14,15; 26:20; Mt 15:26,27

I have given.

16:4; 19:29; 1Sa 9:1; Isa 32:8

shall eat bread.The eating at courts was of two kinds; the one public and ceremonious, the other private. Sir John Chardin understands those passages which speak of a right to eat at the royal table, as pointing out a right to a seat there, when the repast was public and solemn. So in a MS. Note on 1 Ki 2:7, he tells us that it was to be understood of the {majilis,} (the term for an assembly of lords, or a public feast,) and not of the daily and ordinary repast. Hence, though Mephibosheth was to eat at all public times at the king's table, yet he would want the produce of his lands for food at other times, which it was necessary for Ziba to understand.

7,11-13; 19:28; 2Ki 25:29; Lu 14:15

Ziba.

19:17

According.

16:1-4; 19:26

son.

1Ch 8:8,34-40; 9:40-44

Micah. servants.

Mic 7:5,6

he did eat.

7,10,11

was lame.