2 Samuel 19:18

Lutherbibel

und die Fähre war hinübergegangen, daß sie das Gesinde des Königs hinüberführten und täten, was ihm gefiel. Simei aber, der Sohn Geras, fiel vor dem König nieder, da er über den Jordan fuhr,

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Es ging nämlich eine Fähre hinüber, um die königliche Familie überzusetzen und also dem König einen Gefallen zu erweisen. Da fiel Simei, der Sohn Geras, vor dem König nieder, als dieser über den Jordan fahren wollte,

Elberfelder Bibel (1905)
(Eine Fähre aber fuhr über, um das Haus des Königs hinüberzuführen und zu tun, was gut war in seinen Augen.) Und Simei, der Sohn Geras, fiel vor dem König nieder, als er im Begriff stand, über den Jordan zu fahren.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

And there: The LXX connecting this the with preceding verse, render, ךבי ךבפוץטץםבם פןם ןסהבםחם ולנסןףטום פןץ גבףיכושע, ךבי וכויפןץסדחףבם פחם כויפןץסדיבם פןץ היבגיגבףבי פןם גבףיכוב, "and they made ready Jordan before the king, and did the necessary service to bring over the king."

The Vulgate has: et irrumpentes Jordanem, ante regem transierunt vada, ut traducerent domum regis, "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: Psalms 66:3, Psalms 81:15, Revelation 3:9

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 18:7 - fell on Psalms 119:42 - have wherewith

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household,.... His wives and children, who could not so well ford the river on foot: some will have this to be a bridge of boats, a pontoon; and Abarbinel thinks it might be a company of men, who carried the women and children on their shoulders, one after another:

and to do what he thought good; to carry over whatever else the king pleased, besides his family:

and Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan; or just as he was about to come over, when he came to Jordan to take the boat in order to come over; for he went over Jordan to meet him, and therefore would take the first opportunity of coming into his presence, and fall down before him, and make his submission to him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

As he was come over Jordan - Render, “when he was crossing,” i. e., just embarking for the purpose of crossing. The scene still lies on the east bank. Shimei left nothing undone to soften, if possible, David’s resentment.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 19:18. There went over a ferry-boat — This is the first mention of any thing of the kind. Some think a bridge or raft is what is here intended.