25<\/strong>. lest we be chargeable unto thee<\/em> ] Lest we be burdensome unto thee.<\/strong> Chargeable<\/em> is derived from charge<\/em>, in the now obsolete sense of ‘a load’ or ‘burden,’ cp. 1Th 2:9<\/span>. It is “the first instance history offers of the ruinous cost of royal visits to those who are honoured with them.” Kitto’s Bible Illustr.<\/em> p. 387.<\/p>\n blessed him<\/em> ] i.e. dismissed him with a farewell blessing. Cp. ch. 2Sa 19:39<\/span>.<\/p>\n He pressed him; <\/B>pretending great desire of his presence there, to prevent any jealousies, which otherwise he thought would arise in the breast of a king so wise and experienced, and under the expectation of Gods dreadful judgments to be inflicted upon his family. <\/P> Blessed him; <\/B>dismissed him with thanks for his kindness, and with his fatherly blessing <\/P> <\/p>\n And the king said to Absalom, nay, my son, let us not all now go<\/strong>,…. He did not object to the invitation entirely, he was willing some of the family should go, but not all; it seems probable that he particularly excepted himself and his eldest son, the heir to his crown, for the reason following:<\/p>\n lest we be chargeable unto thee<\/strong>; one or two persons more, supposing them to be private persons, would have added but little to the expense, if any; but as David was a king, he must have come with the retinue of a king, with a large number of servants and guards, and must be entertained as such; and Amnon, his eldest son, and heir apparent to the crown, must make a figure suitable to his quality, which would have considerably raised the expense; and perhaps Absalom’s estate he had to live upon might be but small, which David knew, and therefore chose not to be burdensome to him:<\/p>\n and he pressed him<\/strong>; urged him to go; not that he expected he would, or really desired he should, but this he did to hide his intention, that he might have no suspicion of his design against Amnon; or otherwise he might think he would not have been so pressing upon him to go with him:<\/p>\n howbeit he would not go, but blessed him<\/strong>; thanked him for the invitation he gave him, and wished him much happiness and pleasure at his entertainment with his friends.<\/p>\n The king declined the invitation that he might not be burdensome to Absalom. Absalom pressed him indeed, but he would not go, and blessed him, i.e., wished him a pleasant and successful feast (see 1Sa 25:14<\/span>). <\/p>\n 25<\/strong>. <\/strong> He would not go <\/strong> Absalom doubtless expected the king would decline going, and thereby hoped to secure more certainly his permission for Amnon to go.<\/p>\n 2Sa 13:25 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.<\/p>\n Ver. 25. Lest we be chargeable unto thee.<\/strong> ] So tender was David over this his ungracious son: he was ever too passionately affected to his children, as is afore noted. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And he pressed him.<\/strong> ] Too fair shows are a just argument of unsoundness. No natural face hath so clear a white and red as the painted. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n But blessed him.<\/strong> ] Benedixet, i.e., vale dixit ei,<\/em> as Vatablus rendereth it: he dismissed him with good wishes, et fortassis etiam munere,<\/em> and haply also with a gift, saith Junius.<\/p>\n chargeable = burdensome. <\/p>\n pressed: Gen 19:2, Gen 19:3, Jdg 19:7-10, Luk 14:23, Luk 24:29, Act 16:15 <\/p>\n blessed: 2Sa 14:22, *marg. Rth 2:4 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 2Sa 19:35 – a burden 2Sa 19:39 – blessed<\/p>\n And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him. 25. lest we be chargeable unto thee ] Lest we be burdensome unto thee. 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Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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