Mephibosheth said to the king, “Yes, let him take all, because my lord the king has come in peace to his own house.”
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Mephibosheth said to the king, “Yes, let him take all, because my lord the king has come in peace to his own house.”
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And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house.
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(19-31) And Mephibosheth said unto the king: 'Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come in peace unto his own house.'
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to 2 Samuel 19:30 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 1:26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan. You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
- Acts 20:24 But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.
- Philippians 1:20 according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 19:30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea,…
2Sa 19:30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house.
Ver. 30. Yea, let him take all] Ego enim satis dives ac beatus mihi videor, for I am well enough and rich enough, now that thou art safe returned. Seneca could say to his friend who was in heaviness, Fas tibi non est, salvo Caesare, de fortuna tua queri: hoc incolumi, salvi tibi sunt tui, &c. It is not fit for thee to complain of thy hard lot, so long as Caesar is in safety.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain I am contented to lose all, being fully satisfied…
I am contented to lose all, being fully satisfied with the happiness of seeing my dear and dread sovereign restored to his crown, and truth and peace returned to his kingdom.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Mephibosheth said unto the king, yea, let him…
And Mephibosheth said unto the king, yea, let him take all,.... The whole estate, as David had given it to him; he was content that that last grant should stand:
forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house; his palace in Jerusalem; which was a strong expression of affection for him, and loyalty to him. (Solomn used a similar test to determine which woman's baby was alive. Kg1 3:16. He purposed the baby be cut in two to reveal who the real mother was. Likewise, David suggests the property should be divided between Ziba and Miphibosheth to determine the true loyalty of the later. Sa2 19:29 Editor.)
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Sa 19:30. Mephibosheth said, Yea, let him take all…
2Sa 19:30. Mephibosheth said, Yea, let him take all — Nothing could be more generously spoken, or signify greater affection, than that he was content to be without an estate, now the king was restored to his kingdom.
Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain House. He is all to me. (Menochius)
House. He is all to me. (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).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 30. Yea, let him take all — He delights…
30. Yea, let him take all — He delights more in the king’s safe return than in all his former estate, and yet these words contain, though undesignedly on his part, an expression of wounded feeling that the slanderous Ziba had received riches rather than punishment for his base calumnies.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 30. Yea, let him take all] Mephibosheth’s affection was…
30. Yea, let him take all] Mephibosheth’s affection was for his master, not for his property. There is no reason for supposing that his version of the story was false and Ziba’s true, in spite of Blunt’s ingenious arguments to prove that he was a traitor and a hypocrite (Undes. Coinc. p. 157 ff.).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Yea, let him take all. These words betray a…
Yea, let him take all. These words betray a feeling of resentment. Though outwardly they profess to regard the loss of the property with indifference, as compared with the joy of the king"s return, yet this sort of "I don"t care" answer usually covers anger. Blunt"s arguments ("Undesigned Coincidences," p. 157, etc.), to show that Mephibosheth really was a traitor, are ingenious, but not convincing.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 19:30 Mephibosheth’s disinterest in claiming even half of his…
19:30 Mephibosheth’s disinterest in claiming even half of his property showed conclusively that his happiness over David’s return was genuine.
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