2 Samuel 19:42 KJV — MannaFest

2 Samuel 19:42

And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king’s cost? or hath he given us any gift?

KJV

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ASV

And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then are ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all at the king’s cost? or hath he given us any gift?

WEB

And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?”

YLT

And all the men of Judah answer against the men of Israel, `Because the king is near unto us, and why is this--ye are displeased about this matter? have we at all eaten of the king's substance? a gift hath he lifted up to us?'

DBT

And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to me; and why then are ye angry for this matter? have we eaten anything which came from the king, or has he given us any present?

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2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.

Author: Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign

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2 Samuel 19:12
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
2 Samuel 5:1
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
1 Chronicles 2:3–17
The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him.
2 Samuel 2:4
And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh–gilead were they that buried Saul.
1 Chronicles 12:39
And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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1 And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom. 2 And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

(1.) They plead relations to the king: " He is near of kin to us, and therefore in a matter of mere ceremony, as this was, we may claim precedency. It was into our country that he was to be brought, and therefore who so fit as we to bring him?" (2.) They deny the insinuated charge of self-seeking in what they had done: " Have we eaten at all of the king's cost?

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Judah grounded their right to take the lead, on the ground of their nearer relationship to the king. This was a claim dangerous to the house of David; and it shows the seeds were already sown for that tribal dissension which, before long, led to the dismemberment of the kingdom.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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2SA 19:422SA 5:1 1CH 11:1-3
2SA 19:422SA 19:12 EPH 5:30
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2SA 19:422SA 19:12 2SA 5:1
2SA 19:422SA 5:1 GEN 29:14
2SA 19:422SA 5:1 2SA 19:13
2SA 19:422SA 19:12 GEN 2:23
2SA 19:422SA 19:12 JDG 9:2
2SA 19:422SA 5:1 DEU 17:15

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