2 Samuel 19:41

And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David’s men with him, over Jordan?

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
men	אִ֥ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
came	בָּאִ֣ים ba.'Im	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
king	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ vai.yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
king	הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
brethren	אַחֵ֜ינוּ 'a.Chei.nu	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
men	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֗ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
away	גְּנָב֨וּךָ ge.na.Vu.kha	H1589	to thieve (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
brought	וַיַּעֲבִ֨רוּ vai.ya.'a.Vi.ru	H5674	to cross over · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
king	הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
household	בֵּיתוֹ֙ bei.To	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
David’s	דָוִ֖ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
men	אַנְשֵׁ֥י 'an.Shei	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן hai.yar.Den	H3383	Jarden · definite 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

Judges 8:1 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianite…
Judges 12:1 And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight again…
Genesis 31:26-27 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken wi…
2 Samuel 19:3 And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
John 7:5-6 For neither did his brethren believe in him.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:40–end

David came over Jordan attended and assisted only by the men of Judah; but when he had advanced as far as Gilgal, the first stage on this side Jordan, half the people of Israel (that is, of their elders and great men) had come to wait upon him, to kiss his hand, and congratulate him on his return, but found they came too late to witness the solemnity of his first entrance. This put them out of humour, and occasioned a quarrel between them and the men of Judah, which was a damp to the joy of the day, and the beginning of further mischief. Here is, 1. The complaint which the men of Israel brought to the king against the men of Judah (Sa2 19:41), that they had performed the ceremony of bringing…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:40

the king went on to Gilgal, . . . and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel--Whether from impatience to move on or from some other cause, David did not wait till all the tribes had arrived to conduct him on his return to the capital. The procession began as soon as Amasa had brought the Judahite escort, and the preference given to this tribe produced a bitter jealousy, which was nearly kindling a civil war fiercer than that which had just ended. A war of words ensued between the tribes--Israel resting their argument on their superior numbers; "they had ten parts in the king," whereas Judah had no more than one. Judah grounded their right to take the l…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:39

The king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him - The kiss was the token of friendship and farewell; the blessing was a prayer to God for his prosperity, probably a prophetical benediction.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 19:41

And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king,.... A large number of them, the other part that did not come over with David, some of their principal men, who met him upon the road: and said unto the king, why have our brethren, the men of Judah, stolen thee away; secretly, privately, and unknown to them, and were bringing him back to Jerusalem: and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan? him, and his family, and soldiers.

Dictionary and topics

Israel — The name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen. 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and prevailed.” (See JACOB.) This is the common name given to Jacob’s…
Flattery · .By Israel and — .By Israel and
Judah · .Accused by the other tribes of stealing the heart of David — .Accused by the other tribes of stealing the heart of David
Judah, The Tribe Of · Other tribes jealous of, on account of David — Other tribes jealous of, on account of David
Strife · .Israel and — .Israel and

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 19:41

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:40–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:40

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:39

John Gill on 2 Samuel 19:41

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2 Samuel 19:41

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:40–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:40

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:39

John Gill on 2 Samuel 19:41

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 19:40–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 19:41-43

Rashi on 2 Samuel 19:38