2 Samuel 19:18

And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
over	וְעָבְרָ֣ה ve.'a.ve.Rah	H5674	to cross over · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
boat	הָעֲבָרָ֗ה ha.'a.va.Rah	H5679	a crossing-place · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
over	לַֽעֲבִיר֙ la.'a.Vir	H5674	to cross over · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
king’s	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
household	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
do	וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת ve.la.'a.Sot	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
thought	בְּעֵינָ֑יו be.'ay.no	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
good	הַטּ֖וֹב ha.Tov	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
Shimei	וְשִׁמְעִ֣י ve.shim.'I	H8096	Shimi · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Gera	גֵּרָ֗א ge.Ra'	H1617	Gera · proper noun, a man's name
down	נָפַל֙ na.Fal	H5307	to fall · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
before	לִפְנֵ֣י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
over	בְּעָבְר֖וֹ be.'a.ve.Ro	H5674	to cross over · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Jordan	בַּיַּרְדֵּֽן bai.yar.Den	H3383	Jarden · preposition with the article + proper noun, a place name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Psalms 66:3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
Psalms 81:15 The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and w…

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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 19:18

ferry boat--probably rafts, which are still used on that part of the river.

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:18

There went over a ferry-boat - This is the first mention of any thing of the kind. Some think a bridge or raft is what is here intended.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 19:18

And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household,.... His wives and children, who could not so well ford the river on foot: some will have this to be a bridge of boats, a pontoon; and Abarbinel thinks it might be a company of men, who carried the women and children on their shoulders, one after another: and to do what he thought good; to carry over whatever else the king pleased, besides his family: and Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan; or just as he was about to come over, when he came to Jordan to take the boat in order to come over; for he went over Jordan to meet him, and therefore would take the first opportunity of coming…

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Keil & Delitzsch

Dictionary and topics

Ferry boat — (2 Sam. 19:18), some kind of boat for crossing the river which the men of Judah placed at the service of the king. Floats or rafts for this purpose were in use from remote times (Isa. 18:2).
Gera — Grain. (1.) The son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:3, 5, 7). (2.) The father of Ehud the judge (Judg. 3:15). (3.) The father of Shimei, who so grossly abused David (2 Sam. 16:5; 19:16,…
Shimei — Famous. (1.) A son of Gershon, and grandson of Levi (Num. 3:18; 1 Chr. 6:17, 29); called Shimi in Ex. 6:17. (2.) A Benjamite of the house of Saul, who stoned and cursed David when he reached Bahurim…
Amnesty · .To Shimei — .To Shimei
Clemency · .Shimei — .Shimei
Ferryboat · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Gera · The — The
Jordan · Crossed by a ferry boat — Crossed by a ferry boat
Jordan, The River · Ferry boats often used on — Ferry boats often used on
Ship · .For ferriage — .For ferriage
Treason · .To the traitors — .To the traitors

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 19:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:16-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:18

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:18

John Gill on 2 Samuel 19:18

Keil & Delitzsch

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2 Samuel 19:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:16-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:18

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:18

John Gill on 2 Samuel 19:18

Keil & Delitzsch

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 19:17

Rashi on 2 Samuel 19:18