2 Samuel 19:9
in 2 Samuel 19And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land from Absalom.
KJV
And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 19
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies
on 2 Samuel 19:9-10
The people of the tribes argue over the king they drove out, who had rescued them from their enemies and from the Philistines. Now they say, “Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle”. Charles Spurgeon preached on this call in his sermon Bringing the King Back.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Let us therefore return to our allegiance, and think of bringing the king back." Perhaps this was all the strife among them, not a dispute whether the king should be brought back or no (all agreed it was to be done), but whose fault is was that it was not done. As is usual in such cases, every one justified himself and blamed his neighbour.
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And all the people were at strife through all the tribes of Israel,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
It was the act of a skilful politician. Hebron having been the seat of the rebellion, it was graceful on his part to encourage their return to allegiance and duty; it was an appeal to their honor not to be the last of the tribes.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
The people were reproaching each other. Reproaching each other.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֤י | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָעָם֙ | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| נָד֔וֹן | nadon | quarrelling | H1777 → | |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| שִׁבְטֵ֥י | shivtei | [the] tribes of | H7626 → | 190 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הִצִּילָ֣נוּ׀ | hitzilanu | he delivered us | H5337 → | 212 times |
| מִכַּ֣ף | mikaf | from [the] hand of | H3709 → | 192 times |
| אֹיְבֵ֗ינוּ | ʾoyeveinu | enemies our | H341 → | 282 times |
| וְה֤וּא | vehu' | and he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| מִלְּטָ֙נוּ֙ | miletanu | he rescued us | H4422 → | 95 times |
| מִכַּ֣ף | mikaf | from [the] hand of | H3709 → | 192 times |
| פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | pelishtim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| וְעַתָּ֛ה | veatah | and now | H6258 → | 433 times |
| בָּרַ֥ח | barach | he has fled | H1272 → | 63 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מֵעַ֥ל | meal | from with | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ | ʾavshalom | Absalom | H53 → | 110 times |
וַיְהִ֤יand it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
כָל־all
khol-H3605 →5413 times
הָעָם֙the people
haamH5971 →1873 times
נָד֔וֹןquarrelling
nadonH1777 →
בְּכָל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
שִׁבְטֵ֥י[the] tribes of
shivteiH7626 →190 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
לֵאמֹ֑ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
הִצִּילָ֣נוּ׀he delivered us
hitzilanuH5337 →212 times
מִכַּ֣ףfrom [the] hand of
mikafH3709 →192 times
אֹיְבֵ֗ינוּenemies our
ʾoyeveinuH341 →282 times
וְה֤וּאand he
vehu'H1931 →1879 times
מִלְּטָ֙נוּ֙he rescued us
miletanuH4422 →95 times
מִכַּ֣ףfrom [the] hand of
mikafH3709 →192 times
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים[the] Philistines
pelishtimH6430 →287 times
וְעַתָּ֛הand now
veatahH6258 →433 times
בָּרַ֥חhe has fled
barachH1272 →63 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הָאָ֖רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
מֵעַ֥לfrom with
mealH5921 →5755 times
אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃Absalom
ʾavshalomH53 →110 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 32:24So I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, let him take it off,’ and they gave it to me. And when I threw it into the fire, out came this calf!”
it leads to
- Exodus 32:4
He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of…
- Luke 10:29
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
- Romans 3:10
As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.
- Exodus 32:4
Through
2 Samuel 15:14And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap…
it leads to
- Psalms 51:18
In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
- Matthew 11:12
From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.
- Psalms 55:3–11
at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.
- 2 Samuel 23:16–17
So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he…
- Luke 10:15
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!
- Psalms 51:18
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Samuel
This page draws on Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Bringing the King Back; 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.