Wesley's Explanatory Notes
2 Samuel 9:8
Bowed himself — It is good to have the heart humbled under humbling providences. If when divine providence brings our condition down, divine grace brings our spirits down, we shall be easy.
Bowed himself — It is good to have the heart humbled under humbling providences. If when divine providence brings our condition down, divine grace brings our spirits down, we shall be easy.
Mephibosheth’s humility of expression, even in the mouth of an Oriental, is painful. It was perhaps in part the result of his helpless lameness, and of the other misfortunes of his life. A DEAD DOG -...
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...
WHAT... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6. A DEAD DOG. Self-abasement is ever the result of grace shown. I AM. So the sinner is concerned about what he is, rather than what he has _done._ Compare...
_he bowed himself_ The same Heb. word as "did reverence" in 2 Samuel 9:6. _a dead dog_ The vilest and most contemptible object possible. See note on ch. 2 Samuel 3:8; and cp. ch. 2 Samuel 16:9;...
_Mephibosheth Brought to David._ 2 Samuel 9:5-13 5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. 6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the...
_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....
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 יִּשְׁתַּ֕חוּ וַ יֹּ֖אמֶר מֶ֣ה עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ...
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...
And he bowed himself, and said, What [is] thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such (d) a dead dog as I [am]? (d) Meaning, a despised person....
(8) And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? This conduct of Mephibosheth bespeaks a very humble soul. David had expressed much the 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 HE BOWED HIMSELF,.... In token of gratitude, and as a sign of humility, and of the sense he had of his unworthiness to enjoy such a favour: AND SAID, WHAT [IS] THY SERVANT, THAT THOU SHOULDEST LO...
And he bowed himself, and said, What [is] thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I [am]? Ver. 8. _Upon such a dead dog as I am?_] So he calleth himself, as being lame, poor, of...
_He fell on his face and did reverence_ As the manner was when men came into the presence of the king or king's son; for thus David himself prostrated himself before Jonathan, 1 Samuel 20:41. _I will...
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...
And he, Mephibosheth, BOWED HIMSELF, in grateful appreciation of the king's kindness, AND SAID, with words wherein he confessed himself unworthy of such great goodness, WHAT IS THY SERVANT THAT THOU S...
DAVID RECEIVES MEPHIBOSHETH GRACIOUSLY...
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...
So contemptible in my person and condition....
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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 9:6 For the name MEPHIBOSHETH, see note on 4:4. The word FATHER can mean either “father” or “grandfather,” depending on the context....
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...
1 Samuel 24:14; 1 Samuel 24:15; 1 Samuel 26:20; 2 Samuel 16:9;...
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...