2 Samuel 19:17

And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
thousand	וְאֶ֨לֶף ve.'E.lef	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular construct
men	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Benjamin	בֶּן־יְמִינִי Ben-yᵉmîynîy	H1145	a Benjaminite
Ziba	וְצִיבָ֗א ve.tzi.Va'	H6717	Tsiba · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
servant	נַ֚עַר Na.'ar	H5288	(concretely) a boy (as active) · noun, common masculine singular construct
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
Saul	שָׁא֔וּל sha.'Ul	H7586	Shaul · proper noun, a man's name
fifteen	וַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת va.cha.Me.shet	H2568	five · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular construct
sons	בָּנָ֛יו ba.Nav	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
twenty	וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים ve.'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
servants	עֲבָדָ֖יו 'a.va.Dav	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
over	וְצָלְח֥וּ ve.tza.le.Chu	H6743	to push forward · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן hai.yar.Den	H3383	Jarden · definite article + proper noun, a place name
before	לִפְנֵ֥י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
king	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 9:2 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…
2 Samuel 16:1-4 And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and…
2 Samuel 9:10 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 h…
2 Samuel 19:26-27 And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:16-23

Perhaps Jordan was never passed with so much solemnity, nor with so many remarkable occurrences, as it was now, since Israel passed it under Joshua. David, in his afflictive flight, remembered God particularly from the land of Jordan (Psa 42:6), and now that land, more than any other, was graced with the glories of his return. David's soldiers furnished themselves with accommodations for their passage over this river, but, for his own family, a ferry-boat was sent on purpose, Sa2 19:18. A fleet of boats, say some; a bridge of boats was made, say others; the best convenience they had to serve him with. Two remarkable persons met him on the banks of Jordan, both of whom had abused him wretched…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:17

Ziba, the servant of the house of Saul--He had deceived his master; and when ordered to make ready the ass for the lame prince to go and meet the king, he slipped away by himself to pay court first; so that Mephibosheth, being lame, had to remain in Jerusalem till the king's arrival.

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:16

Shimei the son of Gera - It appears that Shimei was a powerful chieftain in the land; for he had here, in his retinue, no less than a thousand men.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 19:17

And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him,.... Of which tribe he was, and these were either a band of soldiers, of which he was the chiliarch; or tenants of his, which showed him to be a great man; or his neighbours, and persons of some figure, whom he prevailed upon to come as intercessors for him: and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul; who had imposed upon David, and got his master's inheritance from him, knowing that David would be undeceived by Mephibosheth his master, when he came to Jerusalem; and therefore that he might be more tenderly dealt with, and come off the better, he was thus forward to meet the king, and pay his respects to him: and his fifteen sons and his tw…

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Dictionary and topics

Benjamin — Son of my right hand. (1.) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 35:18). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short distance from the latter place. His…
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…
Amnesty · .To Shimei — .To Shimei
Benjamin, Tribe Of · A 1000 of, with Shimei came to meet David on his return to Jerusalem — A 1000 of, with Shimei came to meet David on his return to Jerusalem
Clemency · .Shimei — .Shimei
Treason · .To the traitors — .To the traitors
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 19:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:16-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:17

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:16

John Gill on 2 Samuel 19:17

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 19:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:16-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:17

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:16

John Gill on 2 Samuel 19:17

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 19:17-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 19:17

Rashi on 2 Samuel 19:14