_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?_ Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul? It is quite clear that David was ignorant that his friend had any member of his family surviving, for his inquiry related to... [ Continue Reading ]
_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, whose name was Ziba. On inquiry, Saul's land steward was found, who gave information that there still surviv... [ Continue Reading ]
_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. No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_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._ I ... WILL RESTORE THEE ALL THE LAND OF SAUL THY FATHER - i:e., grandfather; his private... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HE BOWED HIMSELF, AND SAID, WHAT IS THY SERVANT, THAT THOU SHOULDEST LOOK UPON SUCH A DEAD DOG AS I AM?_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_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._ Ziba had fifteen sons an... [ Continue Reading ]
_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._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND MEPHIBOSHETH HAD A YOUNG SON, WHOSE NAME WAS MICHA. AND ALL THAT DWELT IN THE HOUSE OF ZIBA WERE SERVANTS UNTO MEPHIBOSHETH._ Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micah. Whether born before or after his residence in Jerusalem cannot be ascertained. But through him the name and memory o... [ Continue Reading ]