4<\/strong>. Behold, thine are all<\/em>, &c.] David was rash and hasty in thus treating his grant to Mephibosheth as forfeited by treason without a word of inquiry. This unreflecting impetuosity was a marked fault of his character. Cp. 1Sa 25:13<\/span> ff.<\/p>\n I humbly beseech thee<\/em>, &c.] Rather, I bow myself down<\/strong>: equivalent to our “I lay myself at thy feet,” an Oriental expression of gratitude: let me find favour in thine eyes, my lord, O king.<\/strong> Cp. 1Sa 1:18<\/span>.<\/p>\n Verse 4<\/span>. Thine<\/B><\/I> are <\/B>all<\/B><\/I>] This conduct of David was very rash; he spoiled an honourable man to reward a villain, not giving himself time to look into the circumstances of the case. But David was in heavy afflictions, and these sometimes make even a wise man<\/I> mad. Nothing should be done rashly; he who is in the habit of obeying the first impulse of his passions or feelings, will seldom do a right action, and never keep a clear conscience.<\/P> <\/p>\n Thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth; <\/B>a rash sentence, and unrighteous, to condemn a man unheard, upon the single testimony of his accuser and servant. But Davids mind was both clouded by the deep sense of his calamity, and biassed by Zibas great and seasonable kindness, And he might think that Ziba would not dare to accuse his master of so great a crime, which, if false, might so easily be disproved. <\/P> I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight:<\/B> thy favour is more to me than this gift; which, as a token of thy favour, I accept with all thankfulness. <\/P> <\/p>\n Then said the king to Ziba, behold, thine [are] all that [pertaineth] to Mephibosheth<\/strong>,…. Being forfeited to the king by an overt act of treason as they had been before by the rebellion of Ishbosheth, but had been graciously restored to Mephibosheth; and had it been true what Ziba suggested, it would have been a righteous thing to have taken them from him; though it seems to be too hasty a step in David to take and give them away without further inquiry:<\/p>\n and Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee [that] I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king<\/strong>; he had found favour already, but seems not to be sufficiently thankful for it, and satisfied with it, but craved more and other favours, when opportunity should serve.<\/p>\n (4) I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace.<\/strong>Literally, I bow myself down; let me find favour. 4<\/strong>. <\/strong> Then said the king to Ziba <\/strong> David’s mind was excited, and unprepared to weigh the words of this slave. It was very unlikely that Mephibosheth would entertain the hope of attaining the kingdom of his grandfather Saul, for the adherents of Absalom could not think of preferring before him the crippled son of the half-forgotten Jonathan. But after he heard that his own former familiar friend Ahithophel had turned against him, he knew not how far the conspiracy might extend. <\/p>\n And Ziba said <\/strong> The cunning slave acknowledged the king’s favour with words characteristic of eastern sycophancy and politeness. <\/p>\n I humbly beseech thee <\/strong> Literally, I have bowed myself; I shall find favour in thy eyes. <\/em> He was in an ecstasy of joy over his good fortune.<\/p>\n 2Sa 16:4<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> David, too rashly credulous, although of an unsuspected servant against the son of a tried friend, and too hastily resenting his imagined ingratitude, immediately concluded Mephibosheth a traitor, who had forfeited his whole fortune; and accordingly bestowed the forfeiture upon his informer; verifying that fine observation of Seneca, that “kings give many things with covered eyes, especially in time of war.” Delaney. Note; <\/em>(1.) Many, like Ziba, affect to be very generous of what is not their own. (2.) A servant’s lying tongue is the frequent cause of sad discord in families. (3.) The presents of a knave are to be regarded as snares. (4.) An ill-intended design God can over-rule, to answer a good purpose. (5.) Rash judgment opens a door for after-shame and repentance. (6.) To turn a deaf ear to slander is always wise, and to hear at least both parties before we condemn. <\/p>\n 2Sa 16:4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine [are] all that [pertained] unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee [that] I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.<\/p>\n Ver. 4. Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth.<\/strong> ] Thus poor Mephibosheth is condemned and punished causa inaudita,<\/em> before he was heard speak for himself: so was the Lord Cromwell in Henry VIII’s time. His enemies durst not bring him to his answer, nor try him by his peers; but procured an Act of attainder, whereby he was condemned, before he was heard: yet the king not long after his death repented that haste, wishing him alive again, &c. David had good cause to repent and retract this his error; but did it to the halves: where we may easily observe that the best men are but men; and that it is a very dangerous thing for a magistrate to receive gifts. Olim didici quid sint munera,<\/em> said one. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee.<\/strong> ] Flattering Ziba doth more harm to good David, than railing Shimei Beware of such flatters, O <\/p>\n <\/p>\n That I may find grace in thy sight.<\/strong> ] Utinam semper ira me ames.<\/em> a<\/em> I do highly esteem thy gift, but much more thy favour. So should we do God’s as that which sugareth all comforts, and is the mother blessing. When Cyrus had given Artabazus a cup of gold, and Chrysantas a kiss in token of his special favour, Artabazus was discontented, and said that the kiss was better gold than the cup. b<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n a<\/em> Vatab. <\/p>\n b<\/em> Xenoph.<\/p>\n Behold: 2Sa 14:10, 2Sa 14:11, Exo 23:8, Deu 19:15, Pro 18:13, Pro 18:17, Pro 19:2 <\/p>\n I humbly beseech thee: Heb. I do obeisance, 2Sa 14:4, 2Sa 14:22 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Gen 32:5 – may find Gen 33:15 – find grace Rth 2:13 – Let me find 2Sa 9:9 – I have given 2Sa 14:8 – I will give 2Sa 21:7 – Mephibosheth<\/p>\n Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine [are] all that [pertained] unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee [that] I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king. 4. 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Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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