2 Samuel 9:10 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 9:10

You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

BSB

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ASV

And thou shalt till the land for him, thou, and thy sons, and thy servants; and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have bread to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

KJV

Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Thou therefore, and thy sons - shall till the land - It seems that Ziba and his family had the care of the whole estate, and cultivated it at their own expense, yielding the half of the produce to the family of Mephibosheth. Ziba was properly the hind, whose duty and interest it was to take proper care of the ground, for the better it was cultivated the more it produced; and his half would consequently be the greater.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants--The mention of his sons and the slaves in his house was to show that Mephibosheth would be honored with an equipage "as one of the king's sons."

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְעָבַ֣דְתָּ	ve.'a.Vad.ta	and you will work	H5647 →
לּ֣וֹ	lo	for <the> him
אֶֽת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָאֲדָמָ֡ה	ha.'a.da.Mah	the land	H127 →
אַתָּה֩	'a.Tah	you	H859 →
וּבָנֶ֨יךָ	u.va.Nei.kha	and sons your	H1121 →
וַעֲבָדֶ֜יךָ	va.'a.va.Dei.kha	and servants your	H5650 →
וְהֵבֵ֗אתָ	ve.he.Ve.ta	and you will bring	H935 →
וְהָיָ֨ה	ve.ha.Yah	and it will be	H1961 →
לְבֶן־	le.ven-	for [the] son of	H1121 →
אֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ	'a.do.Nei.kha	master<s> your	H113 →
לֶּ֙חֶם֙	le.chem	food	H3899 →
וַאֲכָל֔וֹ	va.'a.kha.Lo	and he will eat it	H398 →
וּמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙	u.me.fi.Vo.shet	and Mephibosheth	H4648 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
אֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ	'a.do.Nei.kha	master<s> your	H113 →
יֹאכַ֥ל	yo.Khal	he will eat	H398 →
תָּמִ֛יד	ta.Mid	continually	H8548 →
לֶ֖חֶם	Le.chem	food	H3899 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
שֻׁלְחָנִ֑י	shul.cha.Ni	table my	H7979 →
וּלְצִיבָ֗א	u.le.tzi.Va'	and [belonged] to Ziba	H6717 →
חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה	cha.mi.Shah	fif-	H2568 →
עָשָׂ֛ר	'a.Sar	teen	H6240 →
בָּנִ֖ים	ba.Nim	sons	H1121 →
וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים	ve.'es.Rim	and twenty	H6242 →
עֲבָדִֽים׃	'a.va.Dim	servants	H5650 →

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2 Samuel 9:7
“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you…
leads to
- 2 Samuel 9:1
  Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”
- 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.”
Through
2 Kings 25:29
So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 9:7
  “Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you…
- Isaiah 61:3
  to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be…
- Genesis 41:42
  Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
Through
Luke 14:15
When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
leads to
- Revelation 19:9
  Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
- Luke 22:30
  so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Luke 13:29
  People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

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