2 Samuel 9:7

Contextual Overview

¹David asked, “Is there anyone remaining from the family of Saul I can show kindness to for Jonathan’s sake?” ¹ David said, Is there yet any who is left of the house of Sha'ul, that I may show him kindness for Yonatan's sake? ¹ And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake? ¹ Then David said, "Is there still anyone who is left for the house of Saul that I may show loyal love to him for the sake of Jonathan?" ¹ And David said, "Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?" ¹ David asked, "Is anyone still left in Saul's family? I want to show kindness to that person for Jonathan's sake!" ¹ Then David asked, "Is anyone still left from the family of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to him for the sake of Jonathan?" ¹And David said, "Is there still anyone left of the house (family) of Saul to whom I may show kindness for Jonathan's sake?" ¹ Then David said, "Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul, so that I could show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?" ¹ And Dauid sayde, Is there yet any man left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him mercie 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. God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the eretz, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the eretz."

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.

Genesis 1:28
And 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 the birds of heaven, and over every animal that moves upon the earth."

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said, "Have many children and grow in number. Fill the earth and be its master. Rule over the fish in the sea and over the birds in the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground."

Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon 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 said to them, Bring forth fruite and multiplie, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the heauen, & ouer euery beast that moueth vpon 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 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 gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on 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.