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Verse 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...
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SAID THE KING - There is nothing in the Hebrew to warrant the
insertion of these words. The words are: “So Mephibosheth ate at my
table as one of the king’s sons.” Only it follows that the
narrator is...
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6. DAVID AND MEPHIBOSHETH
CHAPTER 9
_ 1. Mephibosheth brought to David (2 Samuel 9:1)_
2. Grace and mercy shown to him (2 Samuel 9:7)
The story of Mephibosheth is the first thing mentioned after th...
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2 SAMUEL 9. DAVID SHOWS FAVOUR TO MERI-BAAL (J). David, asking as to
survivors of the house of Saul, hears of Meri-baal (2 Samuel 4:4 *);
he bestows upon him Saul's private estates, and gives him the...
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_As for Mephibosheth_, said the king] There is nothing to warrant the
insertion of the words "said the king:" nor can the words be Ziba's
assertion that he would himself have entertained Mephibosheth...
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AS FOR MEPHIBOSHETH, SAID THE KING, &C.— _Said the king,_ is not in
the Hebrew. Houbigant renders the clause thus: _afterwards
Mephibosheth did eat at the king's table, as one of the king's sons._
Dr....
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_Mephibosheth Brought to David._ 2 Samuel 9:5-13
5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir,
the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.
6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the...
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_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
K...
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DAVID AND MEPHIBOSHETH
2 Samuel 9-20 have apparently been taken from a single document,
written not long after the events recorded, and with special and
unique knowledge of the circumstances of David...
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DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL
2 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 9
DAVID AND MEPHIBOSHETH
V1 One day David asked, ‘Is anyone from Saul’s family still alive?
If so, I want to be kind to that person...
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וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר צִיבָא֙ אֶל ־הַ מֶּ֔לֶךְ
כְּ
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CHAPTER XII.
_ DAVID AND MEPHIBOSHETH._
2 Samuel 9:1.
THE busy life which King David was now leading did not prevent memory
from occasionally running back to his early days and bringing before
him t...
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KINDNESS FOR JONATHAN'S SAKE
2 Samuel 9:1
This poor cripple at Lodebar never supposed that David would show him
favor. Did he not belong to the rejected house of Saul? What could he
expect from one w...
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There is an exquisite tenderness about the story here recorded.
David's love for Jonathan was still fresh. One can easily imagine how
in the days of his growing prosperity the king would often think o...
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Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king
hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. (f) As for
Mephibosheth, [said the king], he shall eat at my table, as one of...
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_My table, if the king was pleased so to order. (Sanchez) --- It would
seem that Siba did not properly understand the king. (Calmet) --- The
Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic, read, perhaps more correctl...
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(9) В¶ Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto
him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and
to all his house. (10) Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy s...
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We have seen the sorrowful circumstances out of which arose the first
desire to have a king in Israel, and the remarkable fact that,
although it was a sin, God nevertheless did not put the people back...
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He acts in grace also towards the humble remnant of Saul's house; and
if Mephibosheth is not associated with the glory of his kingdom, he
enjoys the privilege of the king's table, who shews him kindne...
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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 famil...
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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...
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_Mephibosheth shall eat bread alway at my table_ Now David declares
publicly what he had said privately to Mephibosheth. His family was to
be maintained by the fruit of the estate that David gave him,...
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1 Dauid by Ziba, sendeth for Mephibosheth.
7 For Ionathans sake he intertaineth him at his table, and restoreth
him all that was Sauls.
9 He maketh Ziba his farmour.
1 AND Dauid said, Is there yet...
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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
kin...
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David Gives Orders Fob Mephibosheth's CaRev. 9. THEN THE KING CALLED
TO ZIBA, SAUL'S SERVANT, who may have resided upon the property of the
family of Saul at Gibeah as steward, AND SAID UNTO HIM, I HA...
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When David's kingdom was established, he was not infatuated with his
self-importance, as many men would be. Some would be inclined to get
rid of every possible challenger of his position, particularly...
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9-13 As David was a type of Christ, his Lord and Son, his Root and
Offspring, let his kindness to Mephibosheth remind us of the kindness
and love of God our Saviour to fallen man, to whom he was under...
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These are the words, either, first, Of David; the words _said he_, or
_said the king_, being supplied out of the former and following
verses. Or, secondly, Of Ziba, being thus rendered and understood....
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CONTENTS: David's kindness to Mephibosheth.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Mephibosheth, Ziba, Machir, Micha.
CONCLUSION: Kindness is one of the laws of Christianity and the
Christian should seek opportuni...
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REFLECTIONS. When princes are in adversity they can be familiar with
their faithful friends; but on being elevated to the throne, and
thronged with the cares of government, they are apt to leave them...
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_Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show
him kindness for Jonathan’s sake._
A GRACIOUS TEMPER
I. An affecting exhibition of the vicissitudes of human life. I do not
now re...
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 9:1 Often in ancient times, even in
Israel, a change in royal dynasty led to the killing of all male heirs
of the defeated family (compare 2 Kings 10:1;...
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 9:11 MEPHIBOSHETH ATE AT DAVID’S TABLE,
LIKE ONE OF THE KING’S SONS. The arrangement is similar to that for
David’s older sons. Though they “ate at David’s table,” some
of th...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
2 Samuel 9:1. “AND DAVID SAID.” This could not have occurred until
David had reigned many years, seeing that Mephibosheth was only five
years old when his father died, a...
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EXPOSITION
2 SAMUEL 9:1
IS THERE YET ANY THAT IS LEFT OF THE HOUSE OF SAUL? As Mephibosheth
was five years old at his father's death (2 Samuel 4:4), but now had a
son (2 Samuel 9:12
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In chapter nine David sought to discover if there were any left from
the house of Saul. Jonathan and David had made a friendship pact
between them that they would do good, and show kindness unto each...
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2 Samuel 16:1; 2 Samuel 19:17; 2 Samuel 19:26...
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MEPHIBOSHETH, A TYPE OF SAVING GRACE
2 Samuel 9:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The story of Mephibosheth is most fascinating. It has a backward look,
as we remember the espousals of Jonathan to David. Let us...