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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 9

Clinging to a Counterfeit Cross
Introduction

1  David by Ziba sends for Mephibosheth.
7  For Jonathan's sake he entertains him at his table, and restores him all that was Saul's.
9  He makes Ziba his farmer.
Verse 1

And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
shew him
1:26, 1 Samuel 18:1-4, 20:14-17,42, 23:16-18, 1 Kings 2:7, Proverbs 27:10, Matthew 10:42, 25:40, Mark 9:41, John 19:26,27, Philemon 1:9-12, 1 Peter 3:8
Verse 2

And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.
a servant
Genesis 15:2,3, 24:2, 39:6
was Ziba
16:1-4, 19:17,27-29
Verse 3

And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.
the kindness of God
That is, the highest degree of kindness; as the hail of God is very great hail; the mountains of God exceeding high mountains; besides which, this kindness was according to the covenant of God made between him and Jonathan.
Deuteronomy 4:37, 10:15, 1 Samuel 20:14-17, Matthew 5:44,45, Luke 6:36, Titus 3:3,4
yet a son
4:4, 19:26
Verse 4

And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
Machir
17:27-29
Lo-debar
This place appears to have been situated beyond Jordan; and was probably, as Reland supposes, the same as Debir or Lidbir, Jos 13:26.
Verse 6

Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!
Mephibosheth
1 Chronicles 8:34, 9:40
called Meribbaal
he fell.
Genesis 18:2, 33:3, 1 Samuel 20:41, 25:23
Verse 7

And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
Fear not
Genesis 43:18,23, 50:18-21, 1 Samuel 12:19,20,24, Isaiah 35:3,4, Mark 5:33,34, Luke 1:12,13,29,30
for I will
See on ver.
1,3, Ruth 2:11,12, 2 Timothy 1:16-18
eat bread
11, 19:28,33, 1 Kings 2:7, Psalms 41:9, Jeremiah 25:33,34, Matthew 6:11, Luke 22:30, Revelation 3:20
Verse 8

And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
a dead dog
3:8, 16:9, 1 Samuel 24:14,15, 26:20, Matthew 15:26,27
Verse 9

Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.
I have given
16:4, 19:29, 1 Samuel 9:1, Isaiah 32:8
Verse 10

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.
shall eat bread
The eating at courts was of two kinds; the one public and ceremonious, the other private. Sir John Chardin understands those passages which speak of a right to eat at the royal table, as pointing out a right to a seat there, when the repast was public and solemn. So in a MS. Note on 1 Ki 2:7, he tells us that it was to be understood of the majilis, (the term for an assembly of lords, or a public feast,) and not of the daily and ordinary repast. Hence, though Mephibosheth was to eat at all public times at the king's table, yet he would want the produce of his lands for food at other times, which it was necessary for Ziba to understand.
7,11-13, 19:28, 2 Kings 25:29, Luke 14:15
Verse 11

Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.
Ziba
19:17
According
16:1-4, 19:26
Verse 12

And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
son
1 Chronicles 8:8,34-40, 9:40-44
Micah
servants.
Micah 7:5,6
Verse 13

So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.
he did eat
7,10,11
was lame

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