Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
2 Samuel 16:14
weary. Hebrew. Ayiphim. Perhaps the name of. place, or of. caravansary with that name, "for the weary".
weary. Hebrew. Ayiphim. Perhaps the name of. place, or of. caravansary with that name, "for the weary".
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...
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
_came weary_ There is no place mentioned to which _there_at the end of the verse can refer. It is clear from ch. 2 Samuel 17:18, that the halting-place was not Bahurim, but some place beyond it. We mu...
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...
CAME WEARY, AND REFRESHED THEMSELVES THERE— Josephus tells us, that David suffered his people to take no refreshment till they reached the banks of the Jordan; and the 16th, 21st, and 22nd verses of t...
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 THE KING, AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WERE WITH HIM, CAME WEARY, AND REFRESHED THEMSELVES THERE._ Came weary, and refreshed themselves there - in the city of Bahurim, as is generally understood. [Bu...
CAME WEARY] RM 'came to Ayephim.'...
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...
CAME WEARY. — The sentence seems to require the mention of some place, and the clause “refreshed themselves there” to imply that a place has already been mentioned. The word for _weary_ is, therefore,...
וַ יָּבֹ֥א הַ מֶּ֛לֶךְ וְ כָל ־הָ
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
THE TRUE KING'S LOYAL FRIEND 2 Samuel 16:13 There are always some alleviations in our trials. Every cloud is edged with a silver or golden fringe. Shimei may curse, but Ittai swears allegiance; Zado...
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...
And the king, and all the people that [were] with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves (h) there. (h) That is, at Bahurim....
_There, on the hill side, (Haydock) at Bahurim, ver. 5. (Menochius)_...
(13) And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust. (14) And the king, and all the peop...
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...
AND THE KING, AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT [WERE] WITH HIM, CAME WEARY,.... With their journey, and through grief and trouble at what they met with: AND REFRESHED THEMSELVES THERE: that is, at Bahurim, wi...
And the king, and all the people that [were] with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there. Ver. 14. _And they refreshed themselves there,_] viz., at Bahurim, 2Sa 16:5 where yet they stayed no...
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...
And the king and all the people that were with him came weary, they arrived at Ajephim, a caravansary, or camping-place for travelers, AND REFRESHED THEMSELVES THERE. Like David, all believers are obl...
ZIBA AND SHIMEI...
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...
CAME to the city of Bahurim, 2 SAMUEL 16:5....
2 Samuel 16:14 king H4428 people H5971 became H935 (H8799) weary H5889 refreshed H5314 (H8735) there -...
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...
_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 16:14 ARRIVED WEARY. The journey from Jerusalem to THE JORDAN was 21 miles (36 km). ⇐
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...
2 Samuel 16:5...
Came — To the city of Bahurim....