2 Samuel 16
Overview
16:1 Ziba, by presents and false suggestions, obtains his master's inheritance;
16:5 At Bahurim Shimei curse David;
16:9 David with patience abstains, and restrains others, from revenge;
16:15 Hushai insinuates himself into Absalom's counsel;
16:20 Ahithophel's counsel. Verse 1 little past 2 Samuel 15:30, 15:32 Ziba 9:2, 9:9-12 with a couple 17:27-29, 19:32; 1 Samuel 17:17, 17:18, 25:18; 1 Chronicles 12:40; Proverbs 18:16, 29:4, 29:5 summerThese were probably pumpkins, cucumbers, or water-melons; the two latter being extensively used in the East to refresh travellers in the burning heat of the summer; and probably, as Mr. Harmer supposes, called summer fruits on this very account. Jeremiah 40:10, 40:12; Amos 8:1; Micah 7:1 a bottle 1 Samuel 10:3, 16:20 Reciprocal 2 Samuel 9:11 - According; 17:28 - beds; 19:17 - Ziba; Psalm 7:1 - words; 118:18 - chastened; Proverbs 17:8 - whithersoever; 18:17 - General; 30:10 - Accuse not; Amos 8:2 - A basket Verse 2 What meanest Genesis 21:29, 33:8; Ezekiel 37:18
The asses. This is the eastern mode of speaking when presenting anything to a great man: "This is for the slaves of the servants of your majesty;" when at the same time the presents are intended for the sovereign himself, and it is so understood. 2 Samuel 15:1, 19:26; Judges 5:10, 10:4 for the young 1 Samuel 25:27 that such 2 Samuel 15:23, 17:29; Judges 8:4, 8:5; 1 Samuel 14:28; Proverbs 31:6, 31:7 Reciprocal Numbers 16:15 - I have not; 1 Samuel 16:20 - an ass laden; 2 Samuel 15:28 - General; 17:28 - beds; Amos 8:2 - A basket; Matthew 21:5 - sitting; John 12:15 - sitting Verse 3 where is 2 Samuel 9:9, 9:10; Psalm 88:18; Micah 7:5 day 2 Samuel 19:24-30; Exodus 20:16; Deuteronomy 19:18, 19:19; Psalm 15:3, 101:5; Proverbs 1:19, 21:28; 1 Timothy 6:9, 6:10; Jude 1:11 Reciprocal Exodus 23:1 - shalt not; 2 Samuel 19:26 - I will saddle; 19:27 - slandered Verse 4 Behold 2 Samuel 14:10, 14:11; Exodus 23:8; Deuteronomy 19:15; Proverbs 18:13, 18:17, 19:2 I humbly beseech theeHeb. I do obeisance, 2 Samuel 14:4, 14:22 Reciprocal Genesis 32:5 - may find; 33:15 - find grace; Ruth 2:13 - Let me find; 2 Samuel 9:9 - I have given; 14:8 - I will give; 21:7 - Mephibosheth Verse 5 BahurimThis place is supposed to be the same as Almon - Joshua 21:18
and Almeth - 1 Chronicles 6:60
a city of Benjamin, north of Jerusalem, and apparently not far from Olivet. 2 Samuel 16:14, 3:16, 17:18 whose name 19:16-18; 1 Kings 2:8, 2:9, 2:36-44, 2:45, 2:46 he cameetc. or, he still came forth and cursedcursed Exodus 22:28; 1 Samuel 17:43; Psalm 69:26, 109:16-19, 109:28; Proverbs 26:2; Ecclesiastes 10:20; Isaiah 8:21; Matthew 5:11, 5:12 Reciprocal 2 Samuel 16:13 - cursed; 19:19 - did perversely; 19:20 - Joseph; 19:21 - cursed; 1 Kings 2:44 - Thou knowest; 1 Chronicles 5:4 - Shimei; 6:42 - Shimei; Esther 2:5 - the son of Shimei; Job 30:11 - loosed; 31:29 - General; Psalm 144:11 - and deliver me; Proverbs 17:11 - General; 19:19 - man; 24:17 - General; Isaiah 3:5 - base; Zechariah 12:13 - Shimei; James 3:9 - therewith curse Verse 6 Reciprocal 2 Samuel 16:13 - cursed; Proverbs 19:19 - man Verse 7 bloody manHeb. man of blood, 2 Samuel 3:37, 11:15-17, 12:9; Psalm 5:6, 51:14 man of Belial Deuteronomy 13:13; 1 Samuel 2:12, 25:17; 1 Kings 21:10, 21:13 Reciprocal Exodus 4:25 - a bloody; Numbers 16:41 - Ye have; 2 Samuel 19:21 - cursed; Psalm 3:2 - no; 7:3 - if I; 26:9 - bloody men; 27:12 - false; 38:12 - speak; 39:8 - make; 55:3 - for they; 89:51 - footsteps; 109:3 - compassed; 119:22 - Remove; 119:42 - have wherewith; Proverbs 17:26 - to strike; Matthew 5:22 - Whosoever Verse 8 returned Judges 9:24, 9:56, 9:57; 1 Kings 2:32, 2:33; Acts 28:4, 28:5; Revelation 16:6 the blood 2 Samuel 1:16, 3:28, 3:29, 4:8-12; Psalm 3:2, 4:2 thouetc. or, thee in thy evilReciprocal Numbers 16:41 - Ye have; Deuteronomy 21:7 - General; Psalm 5:6 - the bloody; 7:3 - if I; 27:12 - false; 38:12 - speak; 39:8 - make; 55:3 - for they; 89:51 - footsteps; 109:3 - compassed; 119:22 - Remove; 119:42 - have wherewith; Proverbs 17:26 - to strike Verse 9 Abishai 2 Samuel 3:30; 1 Samuel 26:6-8 dead dog 2 Samuel 3:8, 9:8; 1 Samuel 24:14 curse Exodus 22:28; Acts 23:5; 1 Peter 2:17 let me go 1 Samuel 26:6-11; Job 31:30, 31:31; Jeremiah 40:13-16 Reciprocal 1 Samuel 17:43 - Am; 1 Chronicles 2:16 - the sons of; 18:12 - Moreover Verse 10 What have 2 Samuel 3:39, 19:22; 1 Kings 2:5; Matthew 16:23; Luke 9:54-56; 1 Peter 2:23 so let him Genesis 50:20; 1 Kings 22:21-23; 2 Kings 18:25; Lamentations 3:38, 3:39; John 18:11 Who shall Job 9:12; Ecclesiastes 8:4; Daniel 4:35; Romans 9:20 Reciprocal Genesis 24:51 - hath; 45:5 - God; Exodus 21:13 - God; 1 Samuel 3:18 - It is the Lord; 26:6 - to Abishai; 2 Samuel 10:12 - the Lord; 19:19 - did perversely; 24:1 - moved; 1 Kings 17:18 - What have I; 1 Chronicles 19:13 - let the Lord; 2 Chronicles 35:21 - What; Job 31:31 - the men; Psalm 38:13 - General; 39:9 - General; 109:28 - Let them; Ecclesiastes 7:21 - unto; Song of Songs 5:6 - my soul; Matthew 8:29 - What; John 2:4 - what Verse 11 Behold 2 Samuel 12:11, 12:12 came forth 7:2; Genesis 15:4 seeketh 2 Samuel 17:1-4; 2 Kings 19:37; 2 Chronicles 32:21; Matthew 10:21 the Lord Isaiah 10:5-7; Ezekiel 14:9, 20:25 Reciprocal 1 Samuel 26:19 - stirred; 2 Samuel 10:12 - the Lord; 18:5 - Deal gently; 1 Kings 11:23 - God; 12:16 - So Israel; 1 Chronicles 19:13 - let the Lord; 2 Chronicles 10:16 - So all Israel; Esther 2:21 - and sought; Psalm 25:19 - Consider; 27:10 - When; 109:16 - slay; 131:2 - quieted; Jeremiah 34:22 - I will command; 50:21 - and do; Micah 7:6 - son; 7:9 - bear; Matthew 10:36 - General; 1 Timothy 1:9 - murderers; Philemon 1:12 - mine Verse 12 the Lord Genesis 29:32, 29:33; Exodus 2:24, 2:25, 3:7, 3:8; 1 Samuel 1:11; Psalm 25:18 afflictionor, tears, Heb. eyerequite Deuteronomy 23:5; Isaiah 27:7; Matthew 5:11, 5:12; Romans 8:28; 2 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; Habakkuk 3:1; 1 Peter 4:12-19 Reciprocal Exodus 32:30 - peradventure; Deuteronomy 26:7 - looked; 1 Samuel 14:6 - it may be; 2 Kings 19:4 - the Lord; Job 1:21 - taken away; Psalm 39:12 - hold; 42:3 - tears; 109:16 - slay; 119:132 - Look; 131:2 - quieted; Proverbs 20:22 - wait; 25:22 - the Lord; 26:2 - so; Isaiah 37:4 - It may; 37:17 - hear; Lamentations 1:9 - behold; Amos 5:15 - it may; Obadiah 1:13 - looked; Micah 7:9 - bear; Zechariah 9:8 - for; Mark 9:24 - with Verse 13 cursed 2 Samuel 16:5, 16:6 cast dustHeb. dusted him with dust, Acts 23:23
It was an ancient custom, in those warm and arid countries, to lay the dust before a person of distinction, by sprinkling the ground with water. Dr. Pococke and the consul were treated with this respect when they entered Cairo. The same custom is alluded to in the well-known fable of Phedrus, in which a slave is represented going before Augustus and officiously laying the dust. To throw dust in the air while a person was passing was therefore an act of great disrespect; to do so before a sovereign prince, an indecent outrage. But it is probable that Shimei meant more than disrespect and outrage to this afflicted king. Sir John Chardin informs us, that in the East, in general, those who demand justice against a criminal throw dust upon him, signifying that he ought to be put in the grave, and hence the common imprecation among the Turks and Persians, "Be covered with earth," or, "Earth be upon thy head.Reciprocal 2 Samuel 19:21 - cursed Verse 14 there 2 Samuel 16:5 Reciprocal 17:2 - weary; 17:29 - in the wilderness Verse 15 Absalom 2 Samuel 15:37 Reciprocal Psalm 3:1 - how Verse 16 God save the kingHeb. let the king live, 1 Samuel 10:24; 1 Kings 1:25, 1:34; 2 Kings 11:12; Daniel 2:4, 5:10, 6:6, 6:21; Matthew 21:9 Reciprocal Joshua 16:2 - Archi; 1 Samuel 28:2 - Surely; 2 Samuel 15:32 - Hushai; 15:34 - as I have been; 15:37 - friend; 17:5 - Hushai; 1 Kings 4:5 - the king's; 1 Chronicles 27:33 - Hushai; 2 Chronicles 23:11 - God save the king; Proverbs 27:14 - He that Verse 17 Is this thy Deuteronomy 32:6 why wentest 2 Samuel 15:32-37, 19:25; Proverbs 17:17, 18:24 Reciprocal Judges 16:15 - when thine; 1 Samuel 19:14 - she said; 1 Chronicles 27:33 - companion; Matthew 26:50 - Friend; Mark 14:37 - Simon Verse 18 2 Samuel 5:1-3; 1 Samuel 16:13 Reciprocal Joshua 2:4 - General; 1 Samuel 29:8 - that I may not; 1 Kings 2:15 - Thou knowest; 2 Kings 6:19 - I will bring Verse 19 should I not serve 2 Samuel 15:34; 1 Samuel 28:2, 29:8; Psalm 55:21; Galatians 2:13 Reciprocal Joshua 2:4 - General; 2 Kings 6:19 - I will bring Verse 20 Give counsel Exodus 1:10; Psalm 2:2, 37:12, 37:13; Proverbs 21:30; Isaiah 8:10, 29:15; Matthew 27:1; Acts 4:23-28 Reciprocal 2 Samuel 15:12 - Ahithophel; 1 Kings 12:6 - consulted; 2 Chronicles 10:6 - What counsel; Psalm 43:1 - the deceitful; 86:14 - assemblies; Isaiah 5:18 - draw; James 3:6 - a world Verse 21 Go in Genesis 6:4, 38:16 unto thy 2 Samuel 12:11, 15:16, 20:3; Genesis 35:22; Leviticus 18:8, 20:11; 1 Kings 2:17, 2:22; 1 Corinthians 5:1 abhorred Genesis 34:30; 1 Samuel 13:4 thy father Genesis 49:3, 49:4 then shall 1 Samuel 27:12 the hands 2 Samuel 2:7; Zechariah 8:13 Reciprocal 2 Samuel 3:7 - gone in; 13:5 - Lay thee; 1 Kings 2:21 - Let Abishag; 11:25 - abhorred; Esther 2:4 - the thing; 5:14 - the thing; Psalm 55:10 - mischief; 71:4 - out of the; Proverbs 6:29 - he that; Jeremiah 4:22 - they are wise; Ezekiel 22:10 - discovered; Micah 7:6 - son Verse 22 the top 2 Samuel 11:2 went in 12:11, 12:12, 15:16, 20:3; Numbers 25:6; Isaiah 3:9; Jeremiah 3:3, 8:12; Ezekiel 24:7; Philippians 3:19 Reciprocal Genesis 35:22 - lay with; 38:26 - And he knew; Leviticus 18:8 - General; Deuteronomy 27:20 - General; Judges 19:1 - a concubine; 2 Samuel 3:7 - gone in; 1 Kings 2:21 - Let Abishag; Psalm 55:10 - mischief; 71:4 - out of the; Ezekiel 22:10 - discovered; 1 Corinthians 5:1 - that one Verse 23 as if Numbers 27:21; 1 Samuel 30:8; Psalm 28:2; 1 Peter 4:11 oracle of GodHeb. word of God, Psalm 19:7 so wasThe first counsel of this sagacious but wicked man to Absalom was more like an oracle of Satan, both for subtlety and atrocity. He advised the shameless measure just detailed, in order to establish Absalom, and to preclude the possibility of a reconciliation with David. The wives of a conquered king were always the property of the conqueror; and in possessing these he appeared to possess the right to the kingdom.all the counsel 2 Samuel 17:14, 17:23; Job 5:12, 28:28; Jeremiah 4:22, 8:9; Matthew 11:25; Luke 16:8; Romans 1:22; 1 Corinthians 3:19, 3:20; James 3:13-18 both 2 Samuel 15:12; Ecclesiastes 10:1 Reciprocal 2 Samuel 15:31 - turn the counsel; 1 Kings 2:23 - if Adonijah; 1 Chronicles 27:33 - Ahithophel; Job 19:14 - familiar; Psalm 55:13 - my guide; 119:96 - I have seen; Isaiah 44:25 - turneth; 1 Corinthians 1:20 - hath; Habakkuk 3:1 - the oracles; James 3:15 - but