2 Samuel 9:7

Contextual Overview

¹David asked, "Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?" ¹ David asked, "Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?" ¹Then David said, "Is there yet anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him lovingkindness for Jonathan's sake?" ¹ Then David said, "Is there yet anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?" ¹ And Dauid sayde: Is there yet any man left of ye house of Saul? For I wil shewe him mercie for Ionathans sake. ¹ David asked, "Is there anyone still left in Saul's family? I want to show kindness to this person. I want to do it for Jonathan." ¹ And David said, Is there yet any left to the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness because of Jonathan? ¹ And David said, "Is there still any one left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?" ¹ David said, Is there yet any who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake? ¹ And Dauid said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindnesse for Ionathans sake?

Bible Verse Review
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Fear not: Genesis 43:18, Genesis 43:23, Genesis 50:18-21, 1 Samuel 12:19, 1 Samuel 12:20, 1 Samuel 12:24, Isaiah 35:3, Isaiah 35:4, Mark 5:33, Mark 5:34, Luke 1:12, Luke 1:13, Luke 1:29, Luke 1:30

for I will: 2 Samuel 9:1, 2 Samuel 9:3, Ruth 2:11, Ruth 2:12, 2 Timothy 1:16-18

eat bread: 2 Samuel 9:11, 2 Samuel 19:28, 2 Samuel 19:33, 1 Kings 2:7, Psalms 41:9, Jeremiah 25:33, Jeremiah 25:34, Matthew 6:11, Luke 22:30, Revelation 3:20

Reciprocal: Exodus 18:12 - eat bread 2 Samuel 2:6 - I also 2 Samuel 9:10 - shall eat bread 2 Samuel 9:13 - he did eat 2 Kings 8:6 - Restore all 2 Kings 25:29 - he did eat bread 1 Chronicles 19:2 - I will show Nehemiah 5:17 - at my table Esther 8:2 - Esther set Jeremiah 52:33 - he did Daniel 5:2 - father Matthew 25:40 - Inasmuch

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that creeps on the earth."

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God sayde vnto them: be fruitefull, & multiplie, and replenishe the earth, & subdue it, and haue dominion of the fisshe of the sea, and foule of the ayre, & of euery lyuing thing that moueth vpon the earth.

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Have many children. Fill the earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. Rule over every living thing that moves on the earth."

Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth."

Genesis 1:28
And God blesside hem, and seide, Encreesse ye, and be ye multiplied, and fille ye the erthe, and make ye it suget, and be ye lordis to fischis of the see, and to volatilis of heuene, and to alle lyuynge beestis that ben moued on erthe.

Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said vnto them, Be fruitfull, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and haue dominion ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the aire, and ouer euery liuing thing that mooueth vpon the earth.

Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David said unto him, fear not,.... He might observe a dejection in his countenance, a trembling in his limbs, and might discover signs of fear lest David should cut him off, because he was of the seed royal:

for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake; whom he loved as his own soul, and to whom he had sworn that he would not cut off his kindness from his house for ever, and now remembering his oath was determined to observe it:

and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; his grandfather, such sometimes being called fathers; which David had taken to him, as crown lands, or in the right of his wife; or as being confiscated by Ishbosheth's rebellion:

and thou shall eat bread at my table continually; he gave him an apartment in the court, a place at his table, admitted him to be a guest with him as long as he should live; which was a very great favour and high honour, and showed what an unshaken friendship he had for his father, and would maintain with him. This was the kindness of God he meant to show to him.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 9:7. Will restore thee all the land — I believe this means the mere family estate of the house of Kish, which David as king might have retained, but which most certainly belonged, according to the Israelitish law, to the descendants of the family.

And thou shalt eat bread at my table — This was kindness, (the giving up the land was justice,) and it was the highest honour that any subject could enjoy, as we may see from the reference made to it by our Lord, Luke 22:30: That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom. For such a person David could do no more. His lameness rendered him unfit for any public employment.