{"id":8244,"date":"2022-09-24T02:29:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T07:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-2-samuel-95\/"},"modified":"2022-09-24T02:29:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T07:29:42","slug":"exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-2-samuel-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-2-samuel-95\/","title":{"rendered":"Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 9:5"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 align='center'><b><i> Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. <\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p> <strong> 5<\/strong>. <em> fet<\/em> ] This archaic form for <em> fetched<\/em> appears in several passages in the original edition of the E. V. (1611). It is found in Shakespeare:<\/p>\n<p style='margin-left:10.8em'>&ldquo;On, on, you noblest English,<\/p>\n<p style='margin-left:7.2em'> Whose blood is <em> fet<\/em> from fathers of war-proof!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style='margin-left:21.6em'><em> Henry V.<\/em>, A. III. S. I. 18, 19.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Then King David sent<\/strong>,&#8230;. Messengers; it may be Ziba, none being more proper than he that knew him, and where he was:<\/p>\n<p><strong>and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar<\/strong>; they demanded him in the king&#8217;s name, and being delivered to them, they brought him from thence to Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: John Gill&#8217;s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>Mephibosheth Brought to David. <span class='bible'>2Sa. 9:5-13<\/span><\/p>\n<p>5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.<br \/>6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!<br \/>7 And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy fathers sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually,<br \/>8 And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?<\/p>\n<p>9 Then the king called to Ziba, Sauls servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy masters son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.<br \/>10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy masters son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy masters son shall eat bread always at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.<\/p>\n<p>11 Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the kings sons.<\/p>\n<p>12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, who name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.<\/p>\n<p>13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the kings table; and was lame on both his feet.<\/p>\n<p>5.<\/p>\n<p>What was Mephibosheths attitude toward David? <span class='bible'>2Sa. 9:6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mephibosheth showed reverence for David. When he came unto Davids presence, he fell on his face and honored the king. Later, David told him that he should not be afraid and assured him that he would show kindness to him. Mephibosheth was not like Ish-bosheth, his uncle, who had tried to keep David off the throne. He evidently harbored no ill will towards David, although Ziba later accused him of staying behind in Jerusalem at the time of the revolt of Absalom in hope that the people of Israel would make him king. Mephibosheth denied this after David returned, and so it is impossible to tell whether he ever had any hope of ruling himself (<span class='bible'>2Sa. 16:3<\/span>). Had anybody else become king, he might well have killed Mephibosheth as the sole surviving heir of the preceding regal family.<\/p>\n<p>6.<\/p>\n<p>What land was owned by Saul? <span class='bible'>2Sa. 9:7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With all the misfortune self-inflicted upon Saul and his family, he would retain possession of the ancestral home of Kish. This land was restored to the house of Saul in the person of Mephibosheth. Mephibosheth was grateful. He asked David why he had deigned to look upon . . . such a dead dog. The character displayed by Mephibosheth here and in the later appearances he makes in the Biblical narrative depict the results of chronic disappointment, disaster, suspicion, and treachery upon a sensitive mind. Mephibosheth was broken in spirit, and taking possession of the familys tract of land in the tribe of Benjamin was small compensation for all he must have suffered.<\/p>\n<p>7.<\/p>\n<p>Was Davids kindness unusual? <span class='bible'>2Sa. 9:8<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It was very uncommon for any member of a kingly family to treat the heir of a rival house in such consideration. This was a very unusual kindness. It is almost without parallel in the history of mankind.<br \/>Receiving this kind of treatment at the hand of the new king was so surprising to Mephibosheth that he referred to himself as a dead dog. He knew that he did not personally deserve the treatment that he received from David, but he was grateful for it. The recognition afforded Mephibosheth was sufficient to humble even the proudest oriental. The special mark of favor in giving him a place at the kings table is all the more noteworthy in view of Mephibosheths physical imperfection.<\/p>\n<p>8.<\/p>\n<p>What duties were given to Ziba? <span class='bible'>2Sa. 9:10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ziba had cared for the land of Saul at one time, and so David arranged that Ziba should cultivate the land and bring its produce to Mephibosheth. The income from the property would provide for his support, since his presence in the court of David would rather increase than diminish his expenses. The extent of the estate is indicated by the force that is needed to cultivate itZibas fifteen sons, and twenty servants (<span class='bible'>2Sa. 9:10<\/span> b).<\/p>\n<p>9.<\/p>\n<p>Who was Mephibosbeths son? <span class='bible'>2Sa. 9:12<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Verses twelve and thirteen are something of an appendix to the actual narrative of chapter nine, although they are evidently by the same author. The verses give further information as to the line of Saul. Mephibosheth had one son whose name was Micha. He is also mentioned in the genealogy in <span class='bible'>1Ch. 8:34<\/span>. David had remembered his covenant and had shown kindness to Jonathans descendants. Mephibosheth was given the rank of a prince, eating at the kings table and having jurisdiction over suitable property as well as a group of servants. The unfortunate nature of his infirmity was the only thing that could detract from his happy state, and it is mentioned as the final statement of the chapter.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: College Press Bible Study Textbook Series<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p> <strong> &lsquo;<\/strong> Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.&rsquo; <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p> 2Sa 9:5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.<\/p>\n<p> Ver. 5. <strong> Then king David sent, and fetched him.<\/strong> ] Thus God oft stirreth up the hearts of his able servants to do good to the orphans of poorer saints, for their sakes; as were easy to instance. Peter Martyr&rsquo;s only daughter, through the riot and prodigality of her debauched husband, being brought to extreme poverty, was well maintained by the Senate of Zuric, for her reverend father&rsquo;s sake. Personal goodness is profitable to posterity.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: John Trapp&#8217;s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>sent, and fetched. This is the action of grace towards the &#8220;lost&#8221; sinner. Compare Luk 15:4, Luk 15:5 <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>Reciprocal: Jos 13:26 &#8211; Debir<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>9:5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of {c} Ammiel, from Lodebar.<\/p>\n<p>(c) Who was also called Eliam the father of Bathsheba, David&#8217;s wife.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. 5. fet ] This archaic form for fetched appears in several passages in the original edition of the E. V. (1611). It is found in Shakespeare: &ldquo;On, on, you noblest English, Whose blood is fet from &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-2-samuel-95\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 9:5&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8244\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}