There were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of Saul’s house, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went through the Jordan in the presence of the king.
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There were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of Saul’s house, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went through the Jordan in the presence of the king.
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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 with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.
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(19-18) 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 with him. And they rushed into the Jordan before the king.
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 19:17 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 9:2 There was of Saul’s house a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” He said, “I am your servant.”
- 2 Samuel 16:1-4 When David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a container of wine. The king said to Ziba, “What do you mean by these?” Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that those who are faint in the wilderness may drink.” The king said, “Where is your master’s son?” Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem; for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will restore me the kingdom of my father.’ ” Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” Ziba said, “I bow down. Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king.”
- 2 Samuel 9:10 Till the land for him, you, your sons, and your servants. Bring in the harvest, that your master’s son may have bread to eat; but Mephibosheth your master’s son will always eat bread at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
- 2 Samuel 19:26-27 He answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go with the king,’ because your servant is lame. He has slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is as an angel of God. Therefore do what is good in your eyes.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 19:17 And [there were] a thousand men of…
2Sa 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 with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.
Ver. 17. And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him.] And, as some think, under him as their captain; for he was of the house of Saul, and haply a great man in that tribe.
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And they went over Jordan before the king,] sc., To salute him, and to see him set safe over the river.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain A thousand men of Benjamin with him; whom he…
A thousand men of Benjamin with him; whom he brought, partly to show his power and interest in the people, whereby he was able to do David either great service or great disservice; and partly as intercessors on his behalf, and as witnesses of David’s clemency or severity, that in him they might see what the rest of them might expect.
And Ziba; who, being conscious of his former abuse of David, and of his master Mephibosheth, which he knew the king would understand, designed to sweeten David’s spirit towards him, by his great officiousness and forwardness in meeting him, and congratulating his return.
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They went over Jordan before the king; they did not tarry on this side Jordan, waiting till the king came over, as the most of the men of Judah did; but went over Jordan to pay their respects and duty to the king there, to express their eager and impatient desire to see the king.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with…
And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him,.... Of which tribe he was, and these were either a band of soldiers, of which he was the chiliarch; or tenants of his, which showed him to be a great man; or his neighbours, and persons of some figure, whom he prevailed upon to come as intercessors for him:
and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul; who had imposed upon David, and got his master's inheritance from him, knowing that David would be undeceived by Mephibosheth his master, when he came to Jerusalem; and therefore that he might be more tenderly dealt with, and come off the better, he was thus forward to meet the king, and pay his respects to him:
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and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him: which made a considerable appearance; see Sa2 9:10,
and they went over Jordan before the king: to meet him on the other side, both Shimei and his a thousand men, and Ziba with his sons and servants.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain With him - Whom he brought, partly to shew…
With him - Whom he brought, partly to shew his interest in the people, and partly, as intercessors on his behalf, and as witnesses of David's clemency or severity, that in him they might see what the rest of them might expect. Ziba - Who, being conscious of his former abuse of David, and of his master Mephibosheth, which he knew the king would understand, designed to sweeten David's spirit towards him, by forwardness in meeting him.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Before the king - i. e., “to meet the…
Before the king - i. e., “to meet the king.” Compare 2Sa 20:8. The king was on the east bank, and they crossed over (by the ford) from the west bank to go to him.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Over, or "into:" (irrumpentes.; Haydock) probably on horseback. (Menochius)
Over, or "into:" (irrumpentes.; Haydock) probably on horseback. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Ziba, the servant of the house of Saul--He had…
Ziba, the servant of the house of Saul--He had deceived his master; and when ordered to make ready the ass for the lame prince to go and meet the king, he slipped away by himself to pay court first; so that Mephibosheth, being lame, had to remain in Jerusalem till the king's arrival.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain SHIMEI’S CONFESSION AND PARDON, 2Sa_19:15-23.
SHIMEI’S CONFESSION AND PARDON, 2Sa_19:15-23.
17. A thousand men of Benjamin with him — From which it seems that Shimei was a man of much power and influence among the Benjamites.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 17. And there were a thousand men of Benjamin…
17. And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him] Omit there were, and join this clause to 2Sa_19:16.
they went over Jordan before the king] Ziba and his retinue dashed into the river and crossed it—the word for went over is a peculiar one, expressing impetuous movement—to shew their zeal by meeting the king on the eastern bank.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (17) Before the king.—Comp. the same phrase in 2Sa_20:8.…
(17) Before the king.—Comp. the same phrase in 2Sa_20:8. In both cases “before” is, literally, before the face of, and is equivalent to saying “they went over Jordan to meet the king.” In their eagerness to prove their very doubtful allegiance, they dashed through the waters of the ford, and met the king on the eastern side of the Jordan.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain They went over Jordan before the king. This might…
They went over Jordan before the king. This might mean that, in bringing the king across, Shimei and the Benjamites led the way. But, first, the verb, which is a rare one, means that they dashed through the river impetuously; and secondly, before the king, means "in the king"s presence." While the tribe of Judah remained on the left bank to receive the king on his landing, Shimei and Ziba sought favour by a show of excessive zeal, and forded the Jordan, so as to be the first to welcome him (see ver. 20).
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 19:17 Ziba: See 16:1-4.
19:17 Ziba: See 16:1-4.
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