Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 19:12
Ye [are] my brethren, ye [are] my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
12. my bones and my flesh ] See note on ch. 2Sa 5:1. Bones should be, as there, bone. My bones and my flesh; of the same tribe, and some of you of the same family, with myself; and therefore if I should revenge myself of you, which perhaps you may fear I will do when I have fully regained my power, I should but tear my own flesh in pieces, and hate my own body which nature and interest obligeth every man to preserve. Wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king? this delay doth not suit with the relation you have, and the affection you owe to me. Ye [are] my brethren, ye [are] my bones and my flesh,…. Being of the same tribe, and therefore he should deal gently with them, as if they were parts of his body; and not be severe upon them, for the hand they had in the conspiracy, as they might fear:
and wherefore then are ye the last to bring the king back? since they were so nearly related to him, and he so ready to forgive them.
(12) My bones and my flesh.More exactly, bone, as in 2Sa. 19:13 and 2Sa. 5:1. Of course the tribe of Judah, from which David sprung, was more closely connected with him by blood than any other; but the point likely to influence them was that the king recognised this relationship.
2Sa 19:12 Ye [are] my brethren, ye [are] my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
Ver. 12. Ye are my brethren. ] Which only title is sufficient to stint all strife, if well considered.
Ye are my bones and my flesh. my bones: 2Sa 5:1, Gen 2:23, Jdg 9:2, Eph 5:30
Reciprocal: Gen 29:14 – art my 2Sa 19:42 – Because 1Ch 11:1 – Behold
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