2 Samuel 16:3

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
master’s	אֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ 'a.do.Nei.kha	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Ziba	צִיבָ֜א tzi.Va'	H6717	Tsiba · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king	הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
abideth	יוֹשֵׁ֣ב yo.Shev	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם bi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
said	אָמַ֔ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
day	הַיּ֗וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
restore	יָשִׁ֤יבוּ ya.Shi.vu	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
kingdom	מַמְלְכ֥וּת mam.le.Khut	H4468	dominion · noun, common feminine singular construct
father	אָבִֽי 'a.Vi	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 9:9-10 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 hi…
Exodus 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
2 Samuel 19:24-30 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes…
Psalms 15:3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
Psalms 88:18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
Psalms 101:5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
Proverbs 1:19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Proverbs 21:28 A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 16:1-4

We read before how kind David was to Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, how he prudently entrusted his servant Ziba with the management of his estate, while he generously entertained him at his own table, Sa2 9:10. This matter was well settled; but, it seems, Ziba is not content to be manager, he longs to be master, of Mephibosheth's estate. Now, he thinks, is his time to make himself so; if he can procure a grant of it from the crown, whether David or Absalom get the better it is all one to him, he hopes he shall secure his prey, which he promises himself by fishing in troubled waters. In order hereunto, 1. He made David a handsome present of provisions, which was the more welcome because it…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 16:3

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.

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 16:3

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!

John Gill on 2 Samuel 16:3

And the king said, and where is thy master's son?.... The son of Saul, who was Ziba's master, meaning Mephibosheth: and Ziba said unto the king, behold, he abideth at Jerusalem; as there was reason for it, since he was lame of both his feet, 2 Samuel 9:13, though he could have rode upon an ass, and followed the king, as he proposed to do; but his servant deceived him, and carried off the asses to serve a purpose for himself, see 2 Samuel 19:26, for he said, today shall the house of Israel restore unto me the kingdom of my father; his father Saul; which was far from his thoughts; and a most wicked suggestion of his servant to blacken his character, and get his estate from him; nor was there…

Dictionary and topics

Mephibosheth — Exterminator of shame; i.e., of idols. (1.) The name of Saul’s son by the concubine Rizpah (q.v.), the daughter of Aiah. He and his brother Armoni were with five others “hanged on a hill before the…
Ziba — Post; statue, “a servant of the house of Saul” (2 Sam. 9:2), who informed David that Mephibosheth, a son of Jonathan, was alive. He afterwards dealt treacherously toward Mephibosheth, whom he…
Mephibosheth · .His ingratitu — .His ingratitu
Servants · Bad — Exemplified: Ziba — Bad — Exemplified: Ziba
Slander · Exemplified: Ziba — Exemplified: Ziba
Ziba · His faithfulness to David — His faithfulness to David

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Samuel 16:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 16:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 16:3

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 16:3

John Gill on 2 Samuel 16:3

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2 Samuel 16:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 16:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 16:3

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 16:3

John Gill on 2 Samuel 16:3

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 16:1-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 16:3-4

Rashi on 2 Samuel 16:1