And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;
In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.
In that, etc. [heb] By loving, etc.
thou regardest, etc. [heb] princes or servants {are} not to thee
then it had
2 Samuel 3:24,25 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What have you done? behold, …
Job 34:18 Is it fit to say to a king, You are wicked? and to princes, You are ungodly?
Proverbs 19:9,10 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall perish…
Acts 23:5 Then said Paul, I knew not, brothers, that he was the high priest: …
Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.
comfortably unto thy [heb] to the heart of thy
Genesis 34:3 And his soul joined to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved …
Proverbs 19:15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Isaiah 40:1 Comfort you, comfort you my people, said your God.
Hosea 2:14 Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, …
there
Proverbs 14:28 In the multitude of people is the king's honor: but in the want of …
all the evil
Psalm 71:4-6,9-11,18-20 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand …
Psalm 129:1,2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say…
Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
sat in the gate How prudently and mildly David took the reproof and counsel given him! He shook off his grief, anointed his head, and washed his face, that he might not appear unto men to mourn, and then made his appearance at the gate of the city, which was the public place of resort for the hearing of causes and giving judgment, as well as a place to ratify special bargains. Thither the people flocked to congratulate him on his and their safety, and that all was well. When we are convinced of a fault, we must amend, though we are told of it by our inferiors in a way which is peculiarly painful to our natural feelings. This ancient custom still obtains in the East; for when Dr. Pococke returned from viewing the town of ancient Byblus, he says, `The sheik and the elders were sitting in the gate of the city, after the ancient manner, and I sat awhile with them.'
2 Samuel 18:4,24 And the king said to them, What seems you best I will do. And the …
for Israel
2 Samuel 19:3 And the people got them by stealth that day into the city, as people …
2 Samuel 18:6-8 So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle …
1 Kings 22:36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going …
2 Kings 14:12 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every …
And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.
strife
Genesis 3:12,13 And the man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave …
Exodus 32:24 And I said to them, Whoever has any gold, let them break it off. …
James 3:14-16 But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, …
The king
2 Samuel 8:10 Then Toi sent Joram his son to king David, to salute him, and to …
1 Samuel 17:50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, …
1 Samuel 18:5-7,25 And David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: …
1 Samuel 19:5 For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and …
he is fled
2 Samuel 15:14 And David said to all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, …
And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
Amasa
2 Samuel 17:25 And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which …
1 Chronicles 2:16,17 Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; …
1 Chronicles 12:18 Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and …
God
Ruth 1:17 Where you die, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do …
1 Kings 19:2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, So let the gods …
room of Joab
2 Samuel 19:5-7 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, You have shamed …
2 Samuel 3:29,30 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and …
2 Samuel 8:16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the …
2 Samuel 18:11 And Joab said to the man that told him, And, behold, you saw him, …
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.
So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.
And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
Shimei It appears that Shimei was a powerful chieftain in the land, for he had here in his retinue no less than a thousand men.
2 Samuel 16:5-13 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out a man …
1 Kings 2:8,36-46 And, behold, you have with you Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim…
hasted
Job 2:4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yes, all that …
Proverbs 6:4,5 Give not sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids…
Matthew 5:25 Agree with your adversary quickly, whiles you are in the way with …
And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.
And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
And there The LXX. connecting this with preceding verse, render, () `and they made ready jordan before the king, and did the necessary service to bring over the king;' and the Vulgate has, `and breaking into Jordan, they passed the fords before the king, to bring over the king's household.' Josephus says they prepared a {bridge} over the Jordan, to facilitate his passage.
what he thought good [heb] the good in his eyes
fell down
Psalm 66:3 Say to God, How terrible are you in your works! through the greatness …
Psalm 81:15 The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves to him: but …
Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they …
And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
And said
Ecclesiastes 10:4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, leave not your place; …
Let not
1 Samuel 22:15 Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let …
Psalm 32:2 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD imputes not iniquity, and in …
Romans 4:6-8 Even as David also describes the blessedness of the man, to whom …
2 Corinthians 5:19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, …
remember
Psalm 79:8 O remember not against us former iniquities: let your tender mercies …
Isaiah 43:25 I, even I, am he that blots out your transgressions for my own sake, …
Jeremiah 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man …
did perversely
2 Samuel 16:5-9 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out a man …
Exodus 10:16,17 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I …
1 Samuel 26:21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no …
Matthew 27:4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. …
take it
2 Samuel 13:20,33 And Absalom her brother said to her, Has Amnon your brother been …
1 Samuel 25:25 Let not my lord, I pray you, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: …
For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
I am come
Psalm 78:34-37 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired …
Jeremiah 22:23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, that make your nest in the cedars, how gracious …
Hosea 5:15 I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offense, …
Joseph
2 Samuel 19:9 And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, …
2 Samuel 16:5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out a man …
Genesis 48:14,20 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim's …
1 Kings 12:20,25 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come …
Hosea 4:15-17 Though you, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and …
Hosea 5:3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, …
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD'S anointed?
Shall not
Exodus 22:28 You shall not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of your people.
1 Kings 21:10,11 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against …
cursed
2 Samuel 16:5,7,13 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out a man …
1 Samuel 24:6 And he said to his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing …
1 Samuel 26:9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth …
And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
What have
2 Samuel 3:39 And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons …
2 Samuel 16:10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? …
1 Samuel 26:8 Then said Abishai to David, God has delivered your enemy into your …
Matthew 8:29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with you, …
shall there any man
1 Samuel 11:12 And the people said to Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign …
Isaiah 16:5 And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit on …
Luke 9:54-56 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, …
Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.
Thou shalt
1 Kings 2:8,9,37,46 And, behold, you have with you Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim…
sware
1 Samuel 28:10 And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD lives, there …
1 Samuel 30:15 And David said to him, Can you bring me down to this company? And …
Hebrews 6:16 For men truly swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation …
And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.
Mephibosheth
2 Samuel 9:6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was …
2 Samuel 16:3 And the king said, And where is your master's son? And Ziba said …
dressed his feet Literally, {made his feet}, which seems to mean washing the feet paring the nails, and perhaps anointing or otherwise perfuming them, if not tinging the nails with {henna}; see Note on
Deuteronomy 21:12 Then you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall shave …
2 Samuel 15:30 And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went …
Isaiah 15:2 He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: …
Jeremiah 41:5 That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, …
Matthew 6:16 Moreover when you fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: …
Romans 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
Hebrews 13:3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which …
trimmed Literally, {made his beard}, which may mean, combing, curling, and perfuming it. but Mr. Morier says that they almost universally dye the beard black, by successive layers of a paste made of henna, and another made of the leaf of the indigo: the first tinging with an orange colour, and the next with a dark bottle gray, which becomes jet black when exposed to the air for twenty-four hours.
And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth?
And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.
And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.
For all of my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?
And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.
And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house.
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
fourscore
Genesis 5:27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: …
Genesis 9:29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
Genesis 25:7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, …
Genesis 47:28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole …
Genesis 50:26 So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed …
Deuteronomy 34:7 And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye …
Psalm 90:3-10 You turn man to destruction; and say, Return, you children of men…
Proverbs 16:31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
provided
2 Samuel 17:27 And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi …
for he was
1 Samuel 25:2 And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and …
Job 1:3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, …
And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem.
And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?
I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?
can I discern
Job 6:30 Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?
Job 12:11 Does not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
Hebrews 5:14 But strong meat belongs to them that are of full age…
1 Peter 2:3 If so be you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
taste
Ecclesiastes 12:1-5 Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, while the evil …
I hear
Ezra 2:65 Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand …
Nehemiah 7:67 Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were …
Exodus 2:8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called …
Exodus 12:4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his …
a burden
2 Samuel 13:25 And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all now go, …
2 Samuel 15:33 To whom David said, If you pass on with me, then you shall be a burden to me:
Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?
Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.
Let thy The whole of this little episode is extremely interesting, and contains an affecting description of the infirmities of old age. The venerable and kind Barzillai was fourscore years old; his ear was become dull of hearing, and his {relish} for even royal dainties was gone: the evil days had arrived in which he was constrained to say, `I have no pleasure in them.'
Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, while the evil …
I may die
Genesis 48:21 And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, …
Joshua 23:14 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and you …
Luke 2:29,30 Lord, now let you your servant depart in peace, according to your word…
2 Timothy 4:6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
2 Peter 1:14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our …
by the grave
Genesis 47:30 But I will lie with my fathers, and you shall carry me out of Egypt, …
Genesis 49:29-31 And he charged them, and said to them, I am to be gathered to my people…
Genesis 50:13 For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him …
1 Kings 13:22 But came back, and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place, …
Chimham
2 Samuel 19:40 Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and …
1 Kings 2:7 But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let …
Jeremiah 41:17 And they departed, and dwelled in the habitation of Chimham, which …
And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.
And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place.
the king The kiss was the token of friendship and farewell; the blessing was a prayer to God for his prosperity: probably a prophetical benediction.
kissed Barzillai
Genesis 31:55 And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his …
Genesis 45:15 Moreover he kissed all his brothers, and wept on them: and after …
Ruth 1:14 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed …
1 Kings 19:20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray …
Acts 20:37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,
1 Thessalonians 5:26 Greet all the brothers with an holy kiss.
blessed
2 Samuel 6:18,20 And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings …
2 Samuel 13:25 And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all now go, …
Genesis 14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, …
Genesis 28:3 And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, …
Genesis 47:7,10 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: …
Luke 2:34 And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this …
returned
Genesis 31:55 And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his …
Numbers 24:25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak …
1 Samuel 24:22 And David swore to Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men …
Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.
And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan?
And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king's cost? or hath he given us any gift?
And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
We have
2 Samuel 20:1,6 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, …
1 Kings 12:16 So when all Israel saw that the king listened not to them, the people …
ten parts
2 Samuel 5:1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, …
Proverbs 13:10 Only by pride comes contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
despise us [heb] set us at light
our advice
2 Samuel 19:9,14 And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, …
Galatians 5:20,26 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, jealousies, wrath, strife, …
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness …
the words
Judges 8:1 And the men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you served us thus, …
Judges 9:23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; …
Judges 12:1-6 And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, …
Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water: therefore …
Proverbs 18:19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their …
Romans 12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Galatians 5:15,20 But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you be not …
James 1:20 For the wrath of man works not the righteousness of God.
James 3:2-10,14-16 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, …
James 4:1-5 From where come wars and fights among you? come they not hence, even …
Whatever value or respect the men of Israel at this time professed for their king, they would not have quarrelled so fiercely about their own credit and interest in recalling him, if they had been truly sorry for their former rebellion.
