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6. THE SORROWS AND TESTINGS OF THE KING
CHAPTER 16
_ 1. Lying Ziba (2 Samuel 16:1)_
2. Shimei curses and stones David (2 Samuel 16:5)
3. Absalom enters Jerusalem (2 Samuel 16:15)
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Soon after passing the summit of the Mt. of Olives David is met by
Ziba, the servant of Meri-baal (2 Samuel 4:4), with a present of two
asses laden with provisions. Ziba, representing that Meri-baal h...
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_And he cast stones_, &c. The scene is described with an exactness
which bespeaks an eye-witness. The road apparently was parallel to a
ridge the "_rib_" or "side of the hill," 2 Samuel 16:13 and sepa...
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David cursed by Shimei
5. _Bahurim_ See note on ch. 2 Samuel 3:16.
_Shimei_ See ch. 2 Samuel 19:16-23; 1 Kings 2:8-9. His connexion with
the clan of Saul accounts for the virulence of his hatred
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DISCOURSE: 321
DAVID’S PATIENCE AND FORBEARANCE
2 Samuel 16:5. And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence
came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was
Shimei, the son of...
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WHEN KING DAVID CAME TO BAHURIM, BEHOLD, THENCE CAME
OUT—SHIMEI—AND CURSED.— This vile and calumnious treatment of
Shimei was one of the severest trials of patience that ever human
magnanimity endured...
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2. The Role of Absalom in Jerusalem, 2 Samuel 16:1-23.
_The People Divided._ 2 Samuel 16:1-14
And when David was a little past the top _of the hill,_ behold, Ziba
the servant of Mephibosheth met him,...
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ZIBA, SHIMEI, AND AHITHOPHEL
David, during his flight, is assisted by Ziba, but is cursed by
Shimei. The cause of Absalom is promoted by the wise counsel of
Ahithophel....
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DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL
2 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 16
DAVID AND ZIBA
V1 David had just passed the top of the hill. Ziba, who was
Mephibosheth’s servant, met David. Ziba had a row of...
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HE CAST STONES. — The road appears to have led along the side of a
narrow ravine, on the opposite side of which (see 2 Samuel 16:9,
“let me go _over_”) Shimei kept along with the fugitives, out of
rea...
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וַ יְסַקֵּ֤ל בָּֽ † אֲבָנִים֙ אֶת
־דָּוִ֔ד...
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CHAPTER XXI.
_ FROM JERUSALEM TO MAHANAIM._
2 Samuel 16:1; 2 Samuel 17:15 and 2 Samuel 17:24.
AS David proceeds on his painful journey, there flows from his heart a
gentle current of humble contrite
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A DAY THAT REVEALED CHARACTER
2 Samuel 16:1
There may have been some truth in Ziba's statement, but we should
balance it with 2 Samuel 19:24. Shimei vented the spleen of the house
of Saul. He probabl...
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David's sorrows multiplied. Those recorded here are typical. Ziba, a
man who for purely selfish reasons took advantage of temporary trouble
to traduce an absent friend, was utterly despicable, and the...
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And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David:
and all the people and all the mighty men [were] on his (d) right hand
and on his left.
(d) That is, round about him....
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(5) В¶ And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out
a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the
son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came. (6) An...
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In the sketch proposed of these books of scripture there is of course
no pretension to notice every point of interest they contain, but only
a general comprehensive view, as far as the Lord enables me...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 14 THROUGH 20.
David's partiality for Absalom had yet other and more painful results,
and heavy chastisements. It is painful to see the conqueror of Goliath
d...
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AND HE CAST STONES AT DAVID, AND AT ALL THE SERVANTS OF KING
DAVID,.... Not that he was within the reach of them, or could hurt
them, by casting them at them; but this he did to show his contempt of
t...
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And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David:
and all the people and all the mighty men [were] on his right hand and
on his left.
Ver. 6. _And he cast stones at David._] He both...
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_When David came to Bahurim_ The next village in his way to the
wilderness; that is, when he came to the territory of it, for he did
not reach the place itself till afterward, as is mentioned 2 Samuel...
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1 Ziba by presents and false suggestions, obtaineth his masters
inheritance.
5 At Bahurim Shimei curseth Dauid.
9 Dauid with patience abstaineth, and restraineth others from reuenge.
15 Hushai insi...
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And he cast stones at David and at all the servants of King David,
those of his body-guard; AND ALL THE PEOPLE AND ALL THE MIGHTY MEN
WERE ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND ON HIS LEFT. In spite of this fact Shim...
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ZIBA AND SHIMEI...
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Passing over the mountain, David was met by Ziba the servant of
Mephibosheth, who had with him two donkeys carrying a large provision
of bread, raisins and summer fruits, as well as a skin of wine.
Qu...
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5-14 David bore Shimei's curses much better than Ziba's flatteries;
by these he was brought to pass a wrong judgment on another, by those
to pass a right judgment on himself: the world's smiles are m...
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HE CAST STONES; not so much to hurt them, as to show his contempt of
them. ALL THE PEOPLE WERE ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND ON HIS LEFT; which is
noted to show the prodigious madness of the man; though rage...
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2 Samuel 16:6 threw H5619 (H8762) stones H68 David H1732 servants
H5650 King H4428 David H1732 people H5971 men...
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DAVID IS CURSED BY A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF SAUL (2 SAMUEL 16:5).
We will have noted that up to this point each person who had
approached David had been evidence to him that YHWH was with him:
· The...
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CONTENTS: False servant of Mephibosheth. Shimea curses David. Absalom
takes Jerusalem.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Abishai, Ziba, Shimei, Absalom, Hushai,
Ahitophel.
CONCLUSION: A humble and tender spir...
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2 Samuel 16:3. _Where is thy master's son?_ Ziba had been servant to
Jonathan. Here is another sad case superinduced by a civil war.
Mephibosheth, a prince at the mercy of a covetous and a lying serva...
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_Shimei the son of Gera; he came forth, and cursed still as he came._
THE FORBEARANCE OF DAVID TOWARDS SHIMEI
I. The provocation David received.
1. The most irritating by which the patience of man w...
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_And when David was a little past the top of the hill._
IMPATIENCE AND SUBMISSION
Mephibosheth, it will be recollected, was the only son of Jonathan.
Now, when David was a little past the top of the...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.—
2 Samuel 16:5. “BAHURIM.” (See note on 2 Samuel 3:16).
2 Samuel 16:6. “ON HIS RIGHT HAND,” etc. _i.e._, “On the right
and left of the king.” _(Keil)_....
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EXPOSITION
2 SAMUEL 16:1
ZIBA THE SERVANT OF MEPHIBOSHETH. It is the misfortune of troubled
times like those in which David found himself, that unscrupulous men
use them for selfish purposes. For tho...
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And when David was a little past the top of the hill, Ziba the servant
of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys that were loaded
down with bread, raisins, summer fruits, a bottle of wine. Dav...