2 Samuel 9:7

And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
David	דָוִ֜ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּאמֶר֩ vai.yo.Mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Fear	תִּירָ֗א ti.Ra'	H3372	to fear · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person masculine singular
surely	עָשֹׂה֩ 'a.Soh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal infinitive absolute
shew	אֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה 'e.'e.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
kindness	חֶ֙סֶד֙ che.sed	H2617	kindness · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Jonathan	יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן ye.ho.na.Tan	H3083	Jehonathan · proper noun, a man's name
father’s	אָבִ֔יךָ 'a.Vi.kha	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
restore	וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣י va.ha.shi.vo.Ti	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
land	שְׂדֵ֖ה se.Deh	H7704	a field (as flat) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Saul	שָׁא֣וּל sha.'Ul	H7586	Shaul · proper noun, a man's name
father	אָבִ֑יךָ 'a.Vi.kha	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
eat	תֹּ֥אכַל To.khal	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
bread	לֶ֛חֶם Le.chem	H3899	food (for man or beast) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
table	שֻׁלְחָנִ֖י shul.cha.Ni	H7979	a table (as spread out) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
continually	תָּמִֽיד ta.Mid	H8548	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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

2 Samuel 9:1 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?
2 Samuel 9:3 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jon…
2 Samuel 19:28 For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own…
1 Kings 2:7 But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fl…
Ruth 2:11-12 And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine h…
Luke 1:29-30 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
Luke 22:30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Genesis 50:18-21 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 9:1-8

Here is, I. David's enquiry after the remains of the ruined house of Saul, Sa2 9:1. This was a great while after his accession to the throne, for it should seem that Mephibosheth, who was but five years old when Saul died, had now a son born, Sa2 9:12. David had too long forgotten his obligations to Jonathan, but now, at length, they are brought to his mind. It is good sometimes to bethink ourselves whether there be any promises or engagements that we have neglected to make good; better do it late than never. The compendium which Paul gives us of the life of David is this (Act 13:36), that he served his generation according to the will of God, that is, he was a man that made it his business…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 9:7

Will restore thee all the land - I believe this means the mere family estate of the house of Kish, which David as king might have retained, but which most certainly belonged, according to the Israelitish law, to the descendants of the family. And thou shalt eat bread at my table - This was kindness, (the giving up the land was justice), and it was the highest honor that any subject could enjoy, as we may see from the reference made to it by our Lord, Luk 22:30 (note): That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom. For such a person David could do no more. His lameness rendered him unfit for any public employment.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 9:7

And David said unto him, fear not,.... He might observe a dejection in his countenance, a trembling in his limbs, and might discover signs of fear lest David should cut him off, because he was of the seed royal: for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake; whom he loved as his own soul, and to whom he had sworn that he would not cut off his kindness from his house for ever, and now remembering his oath was determined to observe it: and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; his grandfather, such sometimes being called fathers; which David had taken to him, as crown lands, or in the right of his wife; or as being confiscated by Ishbosheth's rebellion: an…

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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
Liberality · Exemplified: David — Exemplified: David
Mephibosheth · .David entertains him at his table — .David entertains him at his table

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 9:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 9:1-8

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 9:7

John Gill on 2 Samuel 9:7

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 9:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 9:1-8

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 9:7

John Gill on 2 Samuel 9:7

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 9:1-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 9:7