2 Samuel 19:26 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 19:26

“My lord the king,” he replied, “because I am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ But my servant Ziba deceived me,

BSB

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ASV

And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because thy servant is lame.

KJV

And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And he answered, my lord, O king, my servant deceived me,.... His servant Ziba, who, instead of saddling an ass for him by his order, went off with that and another himself, 2Sa 16:1; for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass; he not only determined this in his own mind, but gave orders to his servant to saddle one for him: that I may ride thereon, and go to the king, because thy servant is lame; and could not walk afoot, being lame of both his feet, 2Sa 4:4.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

What appears to have happened is, that when Mephibosheth ordered Ziba to saddle the donkeys and ride with him to join David, Ziba left him under pretence of obeying, but instead laded the donkeys with provisions, and went off alone with them, thus making it impossible for Mephibosheth to follow.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Besides dyeing it black or red colors, which, however, is the exception, and not the rule in the East, there are various modes of trimming it: they train it into a massy, bushy form, swelling and round; or they terminate it like a pyramid, in a sharp point. Whatever the mode, it is always trimmed with the greatest care; and they usually carry a small comb for the purpose.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּאמַ֕ר	vai.yo.Mar	and he said	H559 →
אֲדֹנִ֥י	'a.do.Ni	O lord my	H113 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
עַבְדִּ֣י	'av.Di	servant my	H5650 →
רִמָּ֑נִי	ri.Ma.ni	he betrayed me	H7411 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
אָמַ֨ר	'a.Mar	he said	H559 →
עַבְדְּךָ֜	'av.de.Kha	servant your	H5650 →
אֶחְבְּשָׁה־	'ech.be.shah-	let me saddle	H2280 →
לִּי֩	li	for <the> myself
הַחֲמ֨וֹר	ha.cha.Mor	the donkey	H2543 →
וְאֶרְכַּ֤ב	ve.'er.Kav	so I may ride	H7392 →
עָלֶ֙יהָ֙	'a.Lei.ha	on it	H5921 →
וְאֵלֵ֣ךְ	ve.'e.Lekh	so I may go	H1980 →
אֶת־	'et-	with	H854 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
כִּ֥י	ki	for	H3588 →
פִסֵּ֖חַ	fi.Se.ach	[is] lame	H6455 →
עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃	'av.De.kha	servant your	H5650 →

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Through
2 Samuel 9:3
So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”
leads to
- 2 Samuel 4:4
  And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up…
- Titus 3:3–4
  For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
- Deuteronomy 10:15
  Yet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them. And He has chosen you, their descendants after them, above all the peoples, even to this day.
- Luke 6:36
  Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
- 1 Samuel 20:14–17
  And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,
Through
2 Samuel 4:4
And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up…
leads to
- 2 Samuel 9:3
  So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”
- 1 Chronicles 9:40
  The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, who was the father of Micah.
- 2 Samuel 9:6
  And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

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04Related verses

06About 2 Samuel

Where the connections lead

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Commentary

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The walk

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About 2 Samuel