2 Samuel 9:11

Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Ziba	צִיבָא֙ tzi.Va'	H6717	Tsiba · proper noun, a man's name
king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
lord	אֲדֹנִ֤י 'a.do.Ni	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
commanded	יְצַוֶּ֜ה ye.tza.Veh	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
servant	עַבְדּ֔וֹ av.Do	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
servant	עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ 'av.De.kha	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
do	יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה ya.'a.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Mephibosheth	וּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁת u.me.fi.Vo.shet	H4648	Mephibosheth · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
eat	אֹכֵל֙ 'o.Khel	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
table	שֻׁלְחָנִ֔י shul.cha.Ni	H7979	a table (as spread out) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
one	כְּאַחַ֖ד ke.'a.Chad	H259	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
king’s	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
sons	מִבְּנֵ֥י mi.be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct

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Cross-references

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 19:26 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…
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…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 9:9–end

The matter is here settled concerning Mephibosheth. 1. This grant of his father's estate is confirmed to him, and Ziba called to be a witness to it (Sa2 9:9); and, it should seem, Saul had a very good estate, for his father was a mighty man of substance (Sa1 9:1), and he had fields and vineyards to bestow, Sa1 22:7. Be it ever so much, Mephibosheth is now master of it all. 2. The management of the estate is committed to Ziba, who knew what it was and how to make the most of it, in whom, having been his father's servant, he might confide, and who, having a numerous family of sons and servants, had hands sufficient to be employed about it, Sa2 9:10. Thus Mephibosheth is made very easy, having…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 9:10

Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants--The mention of his sons and the slaves in his house was to show that Mephibosheth would be honored with an equipage "as one of the king's sons."

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 9:11

So shall thy servant do - The promises of Ziba were fair and specious, but he was a traitor in his heart, as we shall see in the rebellion of Absalom, and David's indulgence to this man is a blot in his character; at this time however he suspected no evil; circumstances alone can develope the human character. The internal villain can be known only when circumstances occur which can call his propensities into action; till then he may be reputed an honest man.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 9:11

Then said Ziba unto the king, according to all the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do,.... Till the land, and bring the fruits of it to Mephibosheth, for the support of his family; he promised very fair, had he been as faithful to his trust: as for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons; which is repeated, for the confirmation of it, and to show that he should be treated with equal respect, and fare as the king's sons themselves did; though the clause "said the king" is not in the original text, and the words are thought by Abarbinel and others to be the words of Ziba continued; who promised to do what the king had ordered, tho…

Dictionary and topics

Chronicles, Books of — The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e., “Acts of the Days.” This title was rendered by Jerome in his Latin version “Chronicon,” and hence…
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…
Friendship · .David and Jonathan — .David and Jonathan
Hospitality · .David to Mephibosheth — .David to Mephibosheth
Kindness · .David to Mephibosheth — .David to Mephibosheth
Kings · Exercised great hospitality — Exercised great hospitality

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 9:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 9:9–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 9:10

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 9:11

John Gill on 2 Samuel 9:11

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 9:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 9:9–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 9:10

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 9:11

John Gill on 2 Samuel 9:11

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 9:11–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 9:11

Rashi on 2 Samuel 9:11