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 evidently was a well-to-do and influential man, living on the east side of Jordan, near Mahanaim and Rabboth-Ammon, who had offered his house as a place of refuge to the poor cripple.
Verse 2 Samuel 9:4. _LO-DEBAR._] Supposed to have been situated beyond Jordan; but there is nothing certain known concerning it....
David reaped the fruit of his kindness to Mephibosheth, for, when he fled from Absalom, Machir, the son of Ammiel, was one of those who were most liberal in providing him and his army with necessaries...
6. DAVID AND MEPHIBOSHETH CHAPTER 9 _ 1. Mephibosheth brought to David (2 Samuel 9:1)_ 2. Grace and mercy shown to him (2 Samuel 9:7) The story of Mephibosheth is the first thing mentioned after th...
2 SAMUEL 9. DAVID SHOWS FAVOUR TO MERI-BAAL (J). David, asking as to survivors of the house of Saul, hears of Meri-baal (2 Samuel 4:4 *); he bestows upon him Saul's private estates, and gives him the...
BEHOLD. FIGURE OF SPEECH _Asterismos._ App-6. LO-DEBAR. no pasture. Where the sinner is until found by God. s free grace....
4. David's Kindness to the House of Saul, 2 Samuel 9:1-13. _David Seeks Saul's Heirs._ 2 Samuel 9:1-4 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness...
_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...
DAVID AND MEPHIBOSHETH 2 Samuel 9-20 have apparently been taken from a single document, written not long after the events recorded, and with special and unique knowledge of the circumstances of David...
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 9 DAVID AND MEPHIBOSHETH V1 One day David asked, ‘Is anyone from Saul’s family still alive? If so, I want to be kind to that person...
וַ יֹּֽאמֶר ־לֹ֥ו הַ מֶּ֖לֶךְ אֵיפֹ֣ה ה֑וּא
CHAPTER XII. _ DAVID AND MEPHIBOSHETH._ 2 Samuel 9:1. THE busy life which King David was now leading did not prevent memory from occasionally running back to his early days and bringing before him t...
KINDNESS FOR JONATHAN'S SAKE 2 Samuel 9:1 This poor cripple at Lodebar never supposed that David would show him favor. Did he not belong to the rejected house of Saul? What could he expect from one w...
There is an exquisite tenderness about the story here recorded. David's love for Jonathan was still fresh. One can easily imagine how in the days of his growing prosperity the king would often think o...
_Lodabar, probably on the east side of the Jordan. (Calmet) --- Machir was a powerful man of the tribe of Manasses. (Menochius)_...
(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. (3) And the king s...
We have seen the sorrowful circumstances out of which arose the first desire to have a king in Israel, and the remarkable fact that, although it was a sin, God nevertheless did not put the people back...
He acts in grace also towards the humble remnant of Saul's house; and if Mephibosheth is not associated with the glory of his kingdom, he enjoys the privilege of the king's table, who shews him kindne...
AND THE KING SAID UNTO HIM, WHERE IS HE?.... In what part of the land, city, or town, does he dwell? AND ZIBA SAID UNTO THE KING, BEHOLD, HE [IS] IN THE HOUSE OF MACHIR, THE SON OF AMMIEL; a descend...
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. Ver. 4. Behold, he is in the house of Machir … in Lodeba...
_He is in the house of Machir_ This Machir appears to have been a generous man, who entertained Mephibosheth out of mere compassion, not of disaffection to David: for afterward we find him kind to Dav...
1 Dauid by Ziba, sendeth for Mephibosheth. 7 For Ionathans sake he intertaineth him at his table, and restoreth him all that was Sauls. 9 He maketh Ziba his farmour. 1 AND Dauid said, Is there yet...
When David's kingdom was established, he was not infatuated with his self-importance, as many men would be. Some would be inclined to get rid of every possible challenger of his position, particularly...
1-8 Amidst numerous affairs we are apt to forget the gratitude we owe, and the engagements we are under, not only to our friends, but to God himself. Yet persons of real godliness will have no rest t...
In a place beyond Jordan, 2 SAMUEL 17:27, where his friends thought he might be kept out of David's sight....
2 Samuel 9:4 king H4428 said H559 (H8799) Where H375 Ziba H6717 said H559 (H8799) king H4428 house...
CONTENTS: David's kindness to Mephibosheth. CHARACTERS: God, David, Mephibosheth, Ziba, Machir, Micha. CONCLUSION: Kindness is one of the laws of Christianity and the Christian should seek opportuni...
REFLECTIONS. When princes are in adversity they can be familiar with their faithful friends; but on being elevated to the throne, and thronged with the cares of government, they are apt to leave them...
_Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake._ A GRACIOUS TEMPER I. An affecting exhibition of the vicissitudes of human life. I do not now re...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 9:1 Often in ancient times, even in Israel, a change in royal dynasty led to the killing of all male heirs of the defeated family (compare 2 Kings 10:1;...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 9:2 For ZIBA, Saul’s SERVANT, see note on v. 9. The exact location of LO-DEBAR is unknown, but it seems to have been i
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 9:1. “AND DAVID SAID.” This could not have occurred until David had reigned many years, seeing that Mephibosheth was only five years old when his father died, a...
EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 9:1 IS THERE YET ANY THAT IS LEFT OF THE HOUSE OF SAUL? As Mephibosheth was five years old at his father's death (2 Samuel 4:4), but now had a son (2 Samuel 9:12
In chapter nine David sought to discover if there were any left from the house of Saul. Jonathan and David had made a friendship pact between them that they would do good, and show kindness unto each...
2 Samuel 17:27; Joshua 13:26...
MEPHIBOSHETH, A TYPE OF SAVING GRACE 2 Samuel 9:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The story of Mephibosheth is most fascinating. It has a backward look, as we remember the espousals of Jonathan to David. Let us...