George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
2 Samuel 16:9
Dog. David's nephew was moved with indignation. He could easily have punished the insolence of Semei. (Haydock)
Dog. David's nephew was moved with indignation. He could easily have punished the insolence of Semei. (Haydock)
THIS DEAD DOG - See the marginal reference and 2 Samuel 9:8 note. GO OVER - The ravine, possibly with a stream of water 2 Samuel 17:20, which lay between them and Shimei....
6. THE SORROWS AND TESTINGS OF THE KING CHAPTER 16 _ 1. Lying Ziba (2 Samuel 16:1)_ 2. Shimei curses and stones David (2 Samuel 16:5) 3. Absalom enters Jerusalem (2 Samuel 16:15) 4
Soon after passing the summit of the Mt. of Olives David is met by Ziba, the servant of Meri-baal (2 Samuel 4:4), with a present of two asses laden with provisions. Ziba, representing that Meri-baal h...
DEAD DOG. Figure of speech _Antiprosopopceia._ App-6. Compare 1 Samuel 17:43, LET ME GO. Compare 1 Samuel 26:8....
_Then said Abishai_ Consistently with his character on the former occasion when he wished to slay Saul (1 Samuel 26:8), and on the later occasion, when he was for refusing Shimei's suit for pardon (ch...
David cursed by Shimei 5. _Bahurim_ See note on ch. 2 Samuel 3:16. _Shimei_ See ch. 2 Samuel 19:16-23; 1 Kings 2:8-9. His connexion with the clan of Saul accounts for the virulence of his hatred
DISCOURSE: 321 DAVID’S PATIENCE AND FORBEARANCE 2 Samuel 16:5. And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of...
WHEN KING DAVID CAME TO BAHURIM, BEHOLD, THENCE CAME OUT—SHIMEI—AND CURSED.— This vile and calumnious treatment of Shimei was one of the severest trials of patience that ever human magnanimity endured...
2. The Role of Absalom in Jerusalem, 2 Samuel 16:1-23. _The People Divided._ 2 Samuel 16:1-14 And when David was a little past the top _of the hill,_ behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him,...
_AND HE CAST STONES AT DAVID, AND AT ALL THE SERVANTS OF KING DAVID: AND ALL THE PEOPLE AND ALL THE MIGHTY MEN WERE ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND ON HIS LEFT._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
ZIBA, SHIMEI, AND AHITHOPHEL David, during his flight, is assisted by Ziba, but is cursed by Shimei. The cause of Absalom is promoted by the wise counsel of Ahithophel....
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 16 DAVID AND ZIBA V1 David had just passed the top of the hill. Ziba, who was Mephibosheth’s servant, met David. Ziba had a row of...
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר אֲבִישַׁ֤י בֶּן ־צְרוּיָה֙ אֶל ־ה
CHAPTER XXI. _ FROM JERUSALEM TO MAHANAIM._ 2 Samuel 16:1; 2 Samuel 17:15 and 2 Samuel 17:24. AS David proceeds on his painful journey, there flows from his heart a gentle current of humble contrite
A DAY THAT REVEALED CHARACTER 2 Samuel 16:1 There may have been some truth in Ziba's statement, but we should balance it with 2 Samuel 19:24. Shimei vented the spleen of the house of Saul. He probabl...
David's sorrows multiplied. Those recorded here are typical. Ziba, a man who for purely selfish reasons took advantage of temporary trouble to traduce an absent friend, was utterly despicable, and the...
(9) Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head. (10) And the king said, What have I to do w...
In the sketch proposed of these books of scripture there is of course no pretension to notice every point of interest they contain, but only a general comprehensive view, as far as the Lord enables me...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 14 THROUGH 20. David's partiality for Absalom had yet other and more painful results, and heavy chastisements. It is painful to see the conqueror of Goliath d...
THEN SAID ABISHAI THE SON OF ZERUIAH UNTO THE KING,.... A sister's son of his, and a general in the army, who could not bear to hear the king abused in this manner: WHY SHOULD THIS DEAD DOG CURSE MY...
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head. Ver. 9. _Why should this dead dog curse my lor...
_Come out_ Or rather, _go out_, as the Hebrew properly means: begone out of thy kingdom, from which thou deservest to be expelled. _Thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial_ Probably he says this with...
1 Ziba by presents and false suggestions, obtaineth his masters inheritance. 5 At Bahurim Shimei curseth Dauid. 9 Dauid with patience abstaineth, and restraineth others from reuenge. 15 Hushai insi...
ZIBA AND SHIMEI...
Then said Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, one of David's generals and heroes, UNTO THE KING, WHY SHOULD THIS DEAD DOG, this despicable, vile cur, 2 Samuel 9:8, CURSE MY LORD THE KING? LET ME GO OVER, I P...
Passing over the mountain, David was met by Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth, who had with him two donkeys carrying a large provision of bread, raisins and summer fruits, as well as a skin of wine. Qu...
5-14 David bore Shimei's curses much better than Ziba's flatteries; by these he was brought to pass a wrong judgment on another, by those to pass a right judgment on himself: the world's smiles are m...
No text from Poole on this verse....
2 Samuel 16:9 Abishai H52 son H1121 Zeruiah H6870 said H559 (H8799) king H4428 dead H4191 (H8801) dog...
DAVID IS CURSED BY A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF SAUL (2 SAMUEL 16:5). We will have noted that up to this point each person who had approached David had been evidence to him that YHWH was with him: · The...
CONTENTS: False servant of Mephibosheth. Shimea curses David. Absalom takes Jerusalem. CHARACTERS: God, David, Abishai, Ziba, Shimei, Absalom, Hushai, Ahitophel. CONCLUSION: A humble and tender spir...
2 Samuel 16:3. _Where is thy master's son?_ Ziba had been servant to Jonathan. Here is another sad case superinduced by a civil war. Mephibosheth, a prince at the mercy of a covetous and a lying serva...
_Shimei the son of Gera; he came forth, and cursed still as he came._ THE FORBEARANCE OF DAVID TOWARDS SHIMEI I. The provocation David received. 1. The most irritating by which the patience of man w...
_And when David was a little past the top of the hill._ IMPATIENCE AND SUBMISSION Mephibosheth, it will be recollected, was the only son of Jonathan. Now, when David was a little past the top of the...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 16:9 As always, Abishai is ready to act (compare 1 Samuel 26:8). Cursing a ruler is forbidden in Ex
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 16:5. “BAHURIM.” (See note on 2 Samuel 3:16). 2 Samuel 16:6. “ON HIS RIGHT HAND,” etc. _i.e._, “On the right and left of the king.” _(Keil)_....
EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 16:1 ZIBA THE SERVANT OF MEPHIBOSHETH. It is the misfortune of troubled times like those in which David found himself, that unscrupulous men use them for selfish purposes. For tho...
And when David was a little past the top of the hill, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys that were loaded down with bread, raisins, summer fruits, a bottle of wine. Dav...
1 Peter 2:17; 1 Samuel 24:14; 1 Samuel 26:6; 1 Samuel 26:6; 2 S