2 Samuel 19:30
in 2 Samuel 19And Mephibosheth said to the king, “Instead, since my lord the king has safely come to his own house, let Ziba take it all!”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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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This verse in 2 Samuel 19
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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.
This site's exposition
you and Ziba are to divide the land
on 2 Samuel 19:29-30
David cuts the dispute short rather than settling it, splitting the estate between two men whose stories cannot both be true. Barnes reads the division as David unwilling to make an enemy of Ziba, the same haste that marked his earlier sentence at 16:4.
This site's exposition
let Ziba take it all
John Gill compares the answer to Solomon's test at 1 Kings 3:26, where the true mother gave up her claim to save the child. Mephibosheth's surrender marks him as the loyal one. His joy is in the king's return.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
34 And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem? 35 I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
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. 1Ki 3:16. He purposed the baby be cut in two to reveal who the real mother was.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| מְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙ | mefivoshet | Mephibosheth | H4648 → | 18 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| גַּ֥ם | gam | also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכֹּ֖ל | hakol | <the> everything | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יִקָּ֑ח | yikach | let him take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| אַ֠חֲרֵי | ʾacharei | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בָּ֞א | ba' | he has come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֲדֹנִ֥י | ʾadoni | lord my | H113 → | 333 times |
| הַמֶּ֛לֶך | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בְּשָׁל֖וֹם | beshalom | in peace | H7965 → | 236 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ ס | beito | house his | H1004 → | 2046 times |
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
מְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙Mephibosheth
mefivoshetH4648 →18 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
גַּ֥םalso
gamH1571 →769 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַכֹּ֖ל<the> everything
hakolH3605 →5413 times
יִקָּ֑חlet him take
yikachH3947 →966 times
אַ֠חֲרֵיafter
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
בָּ֞אhe has come
ba'H935 →2568 times
אֲדֹנִ֥יlord my
ʾadoniH113 →333 times
הַמֶּ֛לֶךthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
בְּשָׁל֖וֹםin peace
beshalomH7965 →236 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ סhouse his
beitoH1004 →2046 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
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it leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:6–8
For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
- 2 Corinthians 12:10
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- 2 Corinthians 4:1
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- 1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- Acts 21:13
Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
- 2 Timothy 4:6–8
Through
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it leads to
- 1 Peter 4:16
But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.
- 1 Corinthians 6:20
you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
- Isaiah 54:4
Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember…
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About 2 Samuel

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
