2 Samuel 9:11

Contextual Overview

⁹ Then the king called Ziba Sauls seruant, & said vnto him, I haue giue vnto thy masters sonne all that perteined to Saul and to all his house. ⁹ Then the king called to Tziva, Sha'ul's servant, and said to him, All that pertained to Sha'ul and to all his house have I given to your master's son. ⁹ Then King David called Saul's servant Ziba and said, "I have given Saul's family and everything he owns to your master's grandson, Mephibosheth. ⁹ Then the king called Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, "All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master's grandson. ⁹Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, "I have given your master's grandson everything that belonged to Saul and to all his house (family). ⁹ Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, All that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given unto thy master's son. ⁹ Then the king sent for Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, All the property of Saul and of his family I have given to your master's son. ⁹ David called in Ziba, Saul's chief servant, and told him, "Since Mephibosheth is Saul's grandson, I've given him back everything that belonged to your master Saul and his family. ⁹ The king called to Tziva, Sha'ul's servant, and said to him, "I have given everything Sha'ul and his family owned to your master's [grand]son. ⁹ Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him: 'All that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given unto thy master's son.

Bible Verse Review
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Ziba: 2 Samuel 19:17

According: 2 Samuel 16:1-4, 2 Samuel 19:26

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 9:7 - eat bread 2 Samuel 9:10 - shall eat bread 2 Samuel 9:13 - he did eat 2 Samuel 19:33 - Come thou

Cross-References

Genesis 9:21
And he drunke of ye wine and was drunken, & was vncouered in the middes of his tent.

Genesis 9:21
And he drank of its wine, and became drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

Genesis 9:21
He drank of the wine, and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.

Genesis 9:21
One day Noah made some wine. He got drunk, went into his tent, and took off all his clothes.

Genesis 9:21
He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent.

Genesis 9:21
and he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

Genesis 9:21
And he took of the wine of it and was overcome by drink; and he was uncovered in his tent.

Genesis 9:21
One day he got drunk and was lying naked in his tent.

Genesis 9:21
He drank so much of the wine that he got drunk and lay uncovered in his tent.

Genesis 9:21
And he drank of the wine, and was drunken, and he uncovered himself in his tent.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said Ziba unto the king, according to all the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do,.... Till the land, and bring the fruits of it to Mephibosheth, for the support of his family; he promised very fair, had he been as faithful to his trust:

as for Mephibosheth, [said the king], he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons; which is repeated, for the confirmation of it, and to show that he should be treated with equal respect, and fare as the king's sons themselves did; though the clause "said the king" is not in the original text, and the words are thought by Abarbinel and others to be the words of Ziba continued; who promised to do what the king had ordered, though Mephibosheth had eaten at his table, as one of the king's sons, and needed not anything, and needed not to eat at the king's table; and if it was his pleasure, he would maintain him out of this estate like the son of a king; but the phrase "my table" seems to be too arrogant for Ziba to say, and rather fits the mouth of David the king.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Said the king - There is nothing in the Hebrew to warrant the insertion of these words. The words are: “So Mephibosheth ate at my table as one of the king’s sons.” Only it follows that the narrator is David himself.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 9:11. So shall thy servant do. — The promises of Ziba were fair and specious, but he was a traitor in his heart, as we shall see in the rebellion of Absalom, and David's indulgence to this man is a blot in his character; at this time however he suspected no evil; circumstances alone can develope the human character. The internal villain can be known only when circumstances occur which can call his propensities into action; till then he may be reputed an honest man.