PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — II Samuel
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 129,513 words · 374 reading sections
2 Samuel 8:6
2 Samuel 8:6 Ver. 6. Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus,.... Which was Coele-Syria, and lay between Libanus and Antilibanus, the chief city of which was Damascus; which Curtius {q} calls Damascus of Syria, being the head of it, Isa 7:8; in the principal places of which he put garrisons of soldiers to keep t…
139 wordsSECTION 1222 Samuel 8:7
2 Samuel 8:7 Ver. 7. And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer,.... That were found with them, which they had in their hands; these must be supposed to be with the principal officers of his army; or golden chains, as Aquila, or golden bracelets on their arms, as the Septuagint; the Syri…
125 wordsSECTION 1232 Samuel 8:8
2 Samuel 8:8 Ver. 8. And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer,.... Which, in 1Ch 18:8, are called Tibhath and Chun, they having different names; or their names might be changed upon this conquest of them, and the one might be the names they went by with the Syrians, and the other the Israelites called th…
182 wordsSECTION 1242 Samuel 8:9
2 Samuel 8:9 Ver. 9. When Toi king of Hamath,.... Which was another small kingdom in Syria, perhaps lately erected to defend themselves against Hadadezer, and this the first king of it, at least the first we hear of; his name is Tou in 1Ch 18:9; where in the Targum he is called king of Antioch. Hamath lay to the north…
184 wordsSECTION 1252 Samuel 8:10
2 Samuel 8:10 Ver. 10. Then Toi sent Joram his son unto King David,.... Who is called Hadoram in 1Ch 18:10; though the Syriac and Arabic versions read Joram there: to salute him: to inquire of his welfare after his fatigue in the battles he had had with the Moabites and Syrians, and to wish him all happiness and pros…
271 wordsSECTION 1262 Samuel 8:11
2 Samuel 8:11 Ver. 11. Which also King David did dedicate unto the Lord,.... He devoted it to sacred uses, particularly to the building of the house of the Lord, as he also had the gold and the brass he took from Hadadezer: together with the silver and the gold he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; who ar…
147 wordsSECTION 1272 Samuel 8:12
2 Samuel 8:12 Ver. 12. Of Syria,.... Of Syria of Damascus, as distinct from Syriazobah, Hadadezer was king of, after mentioned; this is omitted in1Ch 18:11;and of Moab: who brought him gifts and presents, and were tributaries to him, 2Sa 8:2;and of the children of Ammon; who very probably joined the Moabites, and were…
2,189 wordsSECTION 1282 Samuel 9:1
2 Samuel 9:1 INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 9 This chapter relates David's inquiry after the posterity of Saul, whether any were living and where they were, 2Sa 9:1; and on inquiry being informed of one, he sent for him, and kindly received him, 2Sa 9:5; and restored to him the land of his fathers, and appointed a per…
374 wordsSECTION 1292 Samuel 9:2
2 Samuel 9:2 Ver. 2. And [there was] of the house of Saul a servant whose name [was] Ziba,.... Or there was a servant that belonged to Saul's family; not that any of Saul's family was a servant; and this servant the Jews commonly say was a Canaanitish servant, and who upon the death of his master was not made free, bu…
210 wordsSECTION 1302 Samuel 9:3
2 Samuel 9:3 Ver. 3. And the king said, [is] there not yet any of the house of Saul; that is, remaining or living: that I may show the kindness of God unto him? great kindness, some large favour or benefit; for the word God added to things, as to trees, mountains, &c. serves to set forth the excellency of them; and t…
131 wordsSECTION 1312 Samuel 9:4
2 Samuel 9:4 Ver. 4. And the king said unto him, where is he?.... In what part of the land, city, or town, does he dwell? and Ziba said unto the king, behold, he [is] in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel; a descendant of Machir, the son of Manasseh, to whom the land of Gilead was given, which lay on the other si…
175 wordsSECTION 1322 Samuel 9:5
2 Samuel 9:5 Ver. 5. Then King David sent,.... Messengers; it may be Ziba, none being more proper than he that knew him, and where he was: and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar; they demanded him in the king's name, and being delivered to them, they brought him from thence to Jer…
62 wordsSECTION 1332 Samuel 9:6
2 Samuel 9:6 Ver. 6. Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul,.... For that was his name, though sometimes called Meribbaal, 1Ch 8:34; and this was his relation to Jonathan and Saul, the son of the one, and grandson of the other: was come unto David; to his court and palace in Jerusalem, being thit…
174 wordsSECTION 1342 Samuel 9:7
2 Samuel 9:7 Ver. 7. 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…
207 wordsSECTION 1352 Samuel 9:8
2 Samuel 9:8 Ver. 8. And he bowed himself,.... In token of gratitude, and as a sign of humility, and of the sense he had of his unworthiness to enjoy such a favour: and said, what [is] thy servant, that thou shouldest look on such a dead dog as I [am]? one so mean, and base, and worthless; which he might say with res…
141 wordsSECTION 1362 Samuel 9:9
2 Samuel 9:9 Ver. 9. Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant,.... Who had been his servant: and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son; meaning either, as some, the son of Mephibosheth, Micha after mentioned; or rather Mephibosheth himself, the grandson of Saul, whose servant Ziba had been: all that …
109 wordsSECTION 1372 Samuel 9:10
2 Samuel 9:10 Ver. 10. Thou therefore, thy sons, and thy servants,.... Which were many, and whose numbers are after given: shall till the land for him; manure it, plough it, sow it, and reap it: and thou shall bring in [the fruits]; the corn, and oil, and wine, the land produces: that thy master's son may have food…
192 wordsSECTION 1382 Samuel 9:11
2 Samuel 9:11 Ver. 11. 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 …
206 wordsSECTION 1392 Samuel 9:12
2 Samuel 9:12 Ver. 12. And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name [was] Micha,.... What his age was is not said from him sprung a progeny of several generations, 1Ch 8:34; and all that dwelt in the house Ziba [were] servants to Mephibosheth; his sons and his servants.…
51 wordsSECTION 1402 Samuel 9:13
2 Samuel 9:13 Ver. 13. So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem,.... Either in some apartments in the king's palace, or in some house in the city provided for him; for he returned not to Lodebar, nor to any mansion house upon the estate, of Saul restored unto him: for he did eat continually at the king's table; to which he…
125 wordsSECTION 1412 Samuel 10:1
2 Samuel 10:1 INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 10 This chapter gives an account of the ill treatment of David's messengers to the king of Ammon, who were sent to condole the death of his father, and were basely used by him, which David resented, 2Sa 10:1; which the Ammonites perceiving prepared for war, and got the Syri…
277 wordsSECTION 1422 Samuel 10:2
2 Samuel 10:2 Ver. 2. Then said David, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash,.... Send him a friendly compliment of condolence on the death of his father: as his father showed kindness unto me; when David was persecuted by Saul, he sent him aid, and invited him into his country for protection it may be, and…
218 wordsSECTION 1432 Samuel 10:3
2 Samuel 10:3 Ver. 3. And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord,.... His nobles and prime ministers, the courtiers that were about him: thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? could he imagine that David was sincere, and that he really meant to …
275 wordsSECTION 1442 Samuel 10:4
2 Samuel 10:4 Ver. 4. Wherefore Hanun took David's servants,.... His ambassadors: and shaved off one half of their beards; that is, he ordered them to be shaved off; than which a greater indignity could not have been well done to them and to David, whom they represented, since the Israelites shaved not their beards, …
416 wordsSECTION 1452 Samuel 10:5
2 Samuel 10:5 Ver. 5. When they told [it] unto David,.... Not the ambassadors, for they were not yet arrived, but some of their servants, perhaps, they sent before them to acquaint David of the usage they had met with: he sent to meet them: he sent men to meet them with proper garments to put on, and to assure them h…
289 wordsSECTION 1462 Samuel 10:6
2 Samuel 10:6 Ver. 6. And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David,.... Or had made themselves odious to him, as it is rendered in 1Ch 19:6; were abominable to him, that he was incensed against them, and enraged at them, and was determined to be avenged on them for the affront given, of which they h…
299 wordsSECTION 1472 Samuel 10:7
2 Samuel 10:7 Ver. 7. And when David heard of [it],.... Of the preparation made by the Ammonites to fight with him: he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men: he sent out Joab his general, and an army under his command, consisting of men of strength, valour, and courage; or all the host and the mighty men, as K…
107 wordsSECTION 1482 Samuel 10:8
2 Samuel 10:8 Ver. 8. And the children of Ammon came out,.... Either out of Rabbah their metropolis, as Josephus {u}; or rather out of Medeba, as it seems from 1Ch 19:7; a city that lay on the borders of their country, and was a frontier town, see Nu 21:30; and put the battle in array, at the entering in of the gate;…
163 wordsSECTION 1492 Samuel 10:9
2 Samuel 10:9 Ver. 9. When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind,.... Or "the face" of it {w}; armies appeared both before and behind, about to attack him both in front and rear; the Targum is, "and Joab saw that the warriors, or those that made war, were strong against him before an…
143 wordsSECTION 1502 Samuel 10:10
2 Samuel 10:10 Ver. 10. And the rest of the people he delivered into the hands of Abishai his brother,.... Who was a commander under him, and a very valiant man; and thus, as his enemy had two armies, he divided his into two parts, that he might the better attack them: that he might put [them] in array against the ch…
86 wordsSECTION 1512 Samuel 10:11
2 Samuel 10:11 Ver. 11. And he said, if the Syrians be too strong for me,.... Which he might perceive by Joab's forces giving way, or by some signal agreed on between them then thou shall help me; detach a part of his army to his support and assistance: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I wil…
72 wordsSECTION 1522 Samuel 10:12
2 Samuel 10:12 Ver. 12. Be of good courage, and let us play the men,.... This Joab said, not only to encourage Abishai and himself, but in the hearing of the rest of the officers of the army, and of many of the people, to hearten them to the battle; who might be somewhat intimidated with the number of their enemies, a…
215 wordsSECTION 1532 Samuel 10:13
2 Samuel 10:13 Ver. 13. And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians,.... Fell upon them; attacked them first, began the battle with them; rightly judging, that if they, being hired soldiers, were closely pressed, they would give way, which would discourage the Ammonites, …
1,139 wordsSECTION 1542 Samuel 11:1
2 Samuel 11:1 INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 11 This chapter begins with the destruction of the Ammonites, and the siege of Rabbah their chief city, 2Sa 11:1; and enlarges on the sins of David in committing adultery with Bathsheba, 2Sa 11:2; in contriving to conceal his sin by sending for her husband home from the arm…
452 wordsSECTION 1552 Samuel 11:2
2 Samuel 11:2 Ver. 2. And it came to pass in an eveningtide,.... Some time in the afternoon, when the sun began to decline; not in the dusk of the evening, for then the object he saw could not have been seen so distinctly by him: that David arose from off his bed; having taken a nap in the heat of the day after dinne…
204 wordsSECTION 1562 Samuel 11:3
2 Samuel 11:3 Ver. 3. And David sent and inquired after the woman,.... Who she was, what her name, and whether married or unmarried; if the latter, very probably his intention was to marry her, and he might, when he first made the inquiry, design to proceed no further, or to anything that was dishonourable; but it wou…
219 wordsSECTION 1572 Samuel 11:4
2 Samuel 11:4 Ver. 4. And David sent messengers,.... To invite her to his palace: and took her; not by force, but through persuasion: and she came in unto him; into the apartment where he was: and he lay with her; she consenting to it, being prevailed upon, and drawn into it through the greatness and goodness of th…
370 wordsSECTION 1582 Samuel 11:5
2 Samuel 11:5 Ver. 5. And the woman conceived,.... Whereby the sin would be discovered, and shame, and disgrace, or worse, would follow upon it: and sent and told David, and said, I [am] with child; this message she sent to David, that he might think of some ways and means to prevent the scandal that would fall both …
139 wordsSECTION 1592 Samuel 11:6
2 Samuel 11:6 Ver. 6. And David sent to Joab,.... Who was with the army besieging Rabbah, which, according to Bunting {k}, was sixty four miles from Jerusalem: [saying], send me Uriah the Hittite; the scheme David had contrived in his mind was to get Uriah home to his wife for a few days, that it might be thought the…
103 wordsSECTION 1602 Samuel 11:7
2 Samuel 11:7 Ver. 7. And when Uriah was come unto him,.... To David, to whom he came first, before he went to his own house, desirous of knowing what was the special business of the king with him: David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered; he asked of the welfare of Joab t…
144 wordsSECTION 1612 Samuel 11:8
2 Samuel 11:8 Ver. 8. And David said to Uriah, go down to thy house, and wash thy feet,.... For his refreshment, and to prepare for bed, which was what he wanted to get him to: and Uriah departed out of the king's house; in order as it might seem to the king to go to his own: and there followed him a mess [of meat] …
132 wordsSECTION 1622 Samuel 11:9
2 Samuel 11:9 Ver. 9. But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house, with all the servants of his lord,.... The bodyguards, which were placed there to watch the palace in the night season; Uriah first fell into a conversation with these as is highly probable, to whom he was well known, and who might inquire of one a…
158 wordsSECTION 1632 Samuel 11:10
2 Samuel 11:10 Ver. 10. And when they had told David,.... The next morning, either those that went with the mess of meat, or the guards with whom he slept all night: saying, Uriah went not down to his house; as the king had ordered him; which those persons being acquainted with, informed him of it, as an act of disob…
158 wordsSECTION 1642 Samuel 11:11
2 Samuel 11:11 Ver. 11. And Uriah said unto David,.... As an apology for this conduct: the ark, and Israel and Judah, abide in tents; meaning not the people of Israel and Judah in the land of Canaan; for they did not now dwell in tents, though indeed the ark of the Lord did, 2Sa 7:2, which some think is here referred…
527 wordsSECTION 1652 Samuel 11:12
2 Samuel 11:12 Ver. 12. And David said to Uriah, tarry here today also,.... In his court, when he found he could not persuade him to go to his own house: and tomorrow I will let thee depart: after he had tried one method more with him: so Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day and the morrow; not in his own house, but th…
67 wordsSECTION 1662 Samuel 11:13
2 Samuel 11:13 Ver. 13. And when David had called him,.... Invited him to sup with him: he did eat and drink before him; very freely and plentifully: and he made him drunk: this was another sin of David's, done in order to make him forget his oath and vow, and that being inflamed with wine, desires might be excited …
147 wordsSECTION 1672 Samuel 11:14
2 Samuel 11:14 Ver. 14. And it came to pass in the morning,.... When David was informed that Uriah did not go to his own house, but slept with his servants, Satan put it into his head and heart to take the following wicked and cruel method: that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent [it] by the hand of Uriah; to hav…
2,098 wordsSECTION 1682 Samuel 12:1
2 Samuel 12:1 INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 12 Nathan is sent to David to charge him with his sin, and convince him of it by a parable, 2Sa 12:1; which being accommodated and applied to David's case, brought him to a conviction and acknowledgment of it, and repentance for it, which was forgiven him, 2Sa 12:7; though …
488 wordsSECTION 1692 Samuel 12:2
2 Samuel 12:2 Ver. 2. The rich [man] had exceeding many flocks and herds. In which the wealth of men lay in those times and countries; these in the parable signify David's wives and concubines, which were many; he had six wives in Hebron, and he took more wives and concubines out of Jerusalem, when he was come from He…
77 wordsSECTION 1702 Samuel 12:3
2 Samuel 12:3 Ver. 3. But the poor [man] had nothing, save one little ewe lamb,.... Uriah had but one wife, who was much younger than he, called a lamb, an ewe lamb, a little one. Abarbinel thinks Uriah had been a widower; and had children by another wife, supposed in the parable, and was much older than Bathsheba: w…
258 wordsSECTION 1712 Samuel 12:4
2 Samuel 12:4 Ver. 4. And there came a traveller unto the rich man,.... By which some understand Satan, who came to David, and stirred up his lust by the temptations that offered; who is a walker, as the word used signifies, that goes about seeking whom he may devour, and is with good men only as a wayfaring man, who …
301 wordsSECTION 1722 Samuel 12:5
2 Samuel 12:5 Ver. 5. And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man,.... That had done this, taking it for a real fact: and he said to Nathan, [as] the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this [thing] shall surely die; which be said in the transport of his wrath and fury; otherwise a thief, according to the l…
263 wordsSECTION 1732 Samuel 12:6
2 Samuel 12:6 Ver. 6. And he shall restore the lamb fourfold,.... Which was according to the law in Ex 22:1; but Kimchi thinks, because the word is of the dual number, it signifies double the number, and that the sentence was to restore eight lambs, because he being a rich man stole from the poor man; so Mr. Weemse {s…
169 wordsSECTION 1742 Samuel 12:7
2 Samuel 12:7 Ver. 7. And Nathan said to David, thou [art] the man,.... The rich man, or who is designed by him in the parable, and answers to him {t}: thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel; that is, ordered Samuel to anoint him, who did, 1Sa 16:1; to which this chiefly refers; and after…
139 wordsSECTION 1752 Samuel 12:8
2 Samuel 12:8 Ver. 8. And I gave thee thy master's house,.... Not his palace at Gibeah, but rather his family, his wives, servants, wealth, and riches, all being confiscated through the rebellion of Ishbosheth; or rather his kingdom he succeeded him in: and thy master's wives into thy bosom; though we read of no more…
242 wordsSECTION 1762 Samuel 12:9
2 Samuel 12:9 Ver. 9. Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight?.... The commandment referred to is the law of God, particularly the sixth and seventh precepts of it, Ex 20:13; which David had shown no regard unto, and by his breaking them had slighted and despised them: thou h…
245 wordsSECTION 1772 Samuel 12:10
2 Samuel 12:10 Ver. 10. Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house,.... During his life, and as appeared in the slaughter of his sons Ammon and Absalom before his death, and of Adonijah quickly after, and in his posterity through their wars with the children of Israel, and other nations: because thou…
102 wordsSECTION 1782 Samuel 12:11
2 Samuel 12:11 Ver. 11. Thus saith the Lord,.... For what he said was not of himself, but under a spirit of prophecy: behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house: that is, evil persons, who should be guilty of evil things, and that as a chastisement of him for the sins he had committed, and those…
240 wordsSECTION 1792 Samuel 12:12
2 Samuel 12:12 Ver. 12. For thou didst [it] secretly,.... Committed adultery with Bathsheba privately, and endeavoured to conceal it, by getting her husband killed in battle, and then marrying her as soon as he could to hide the shame of it: but one will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun; as the abo…
127 wordsSECTION 1802 Samuel 12:13
2 Samuel 12:13 Ver. 13. And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord,.... Which confession, though short, was a full one, arising from a thorough conviction of the evil of the sin he had been guilty of, accompanied with real brokenness of heart, sincere humiliation, and a sorrow after a godly sort, as th…
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Public domain; John Gill (1697–1771). Source item is marked Public Domain on Internet Archive.
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.