16:1 Ziba, by presents and false suggestions, obtains his master's inheritance;
16:5 At Bahurim Shimei curse David;
16:9 David with patience abstains, and restrains others, from revenge;
16:15 Hushai insinuates himself into Absalom's counsel;
16:20 Ahithophel's counsel. Verse 1little past2 Samuel 15:30, 15:32 Ziba9:2, 9:9-12 with a couple17:27-29, 19:32; 1 Samuel 17:17, 17:18, 25:18; 1 Chronicles 12:40; Proverbs 18:16, 29:4, 29:5 summerThese were probably pumpkins, cucumbers, or water-melons; the two latter being extensively used in the East to refresh travellers in the burning heat of the summer; and probably, as Mr. Harmer supposes, called summer fruits on this very account. Jeremiah 40:10, 40:12; Amos 8:1; Micah 7:1 a bottle1 Samuel 10:3, 16:20Reciprocal2 Samuel 9:11 - According; 17:28 - beds; 19:17 - Ziba; Psalm 7:1 - words; 118:18 - chastened; Proverbs 17:8 - whithersoever; 18:17 - General; 30:10 - Accuse not; Amos 8:2 - A basket Verse 2What meanestGenesis 21:29, 33:8; Ezekiel 37:18
The asses. This is the eastern mode of speaking when presenting anything to a great man: "This is for the slaves of the servants of your majesty;" when at the same time the presents are intended for the sovereign himself, and it is so understood. 2 Samuel 15:1, 19:26; Judges 5:10, 10:4 for the young1 Samuel 25:27 that such2 Samuel 15:23, 17:29; Judges 8:4, 8:5; 1 Samuel 14:28; Proverbs 31:6, 31:7ReciprocalNumbers 16:15 - I have not; 1 Samuel 16:20 - an ass laden; 2 Samuel 15:28 - General; 17:28 - beds; Amos 8:2 - A basket; Matthew 21:5 - sitting; John 12:15 - sitting Verse 3where is2 Samuel 9:9, 9:10; Psalm 88:18; Micah 7:5 day2 Samuel 19:24-30; Exodus 20:16; Deuteronomy 19:18, 19:19; Psalm 15:3, 101:5; Proverbs 1:19, 21:28; 1 Timothy 6:9, 6:10; Jude 1:11ReciprocalExodus 23:1 - shalt not; 2 Samuel 19:26 - I will saddle; 19:27 - slandered Verse 4Behold2 Samuel 14:10, 14:11; Exodus 23:8; Deuteronomy 19:15; Proverbs 18:13, 18:17, 19:2 I humbly beseech theeHeb. I do obeisance, 2 Samuel 14:4, 14:22ReciprocalGenesis 32:5 - may find; 33:15 - find grace; Ruth 2:13 - Let me find; 2 Samuel 9:9 - I have given; 14:8 - I will give; 21:7 - Mephibosheth Verse 5BahurimThis place is supposed to be the same as Almon - Joshua 21:18
and Almeth - 1 Chronicles 6:60
a city of Benjamin, north of Jerusalem, and apparently not far from Olivet. 2 Samuel 16:14, 3:16, 17:18 whose name19:16-18; 1 Kings 2:8, 2:9, 2:36-44, 2:45, 2:46 he cameetc. or, he still came forth and cursedcursedExodus 22:28; 1 Samuel 17:43; Psalm 69:26, 109:16-19, 109:28; Proverbs 26:2; Ecclesiastes 10:20; Isaiah 8:21; Matthew 5:11, 5:12Reciprocal2 Samuel 16:13 - cursed; 19:19 - did perversely; 19:20 - Joseph; 19:21 - cursed; 1 Kings 2:44 - Thou knowest; 1 Chronicles 5:4 - Shimei; 6:42 - Shimei; Esther 2:5 - the son of Shimei; Job 30:11 - loosed; 31:29 - General; Psalm 144:11 - and deliver me; Proverbs 17:11 - General; 19:19 - man; 24:17 - General; Isaiah 3:5 - base; Zechariah 12:13 - Shimei; James 3:9 - therewith curse Verse 6Reciprocal2 Samuel 16:13 - cursed; Proverbs 19:19 - man Verse 7bloody manHeb. man of blood, 2 Samuel 3:37, 11:15-17, 12:9; Psalm 5:6, 51:14 man of BelialDeuteronomy 13:13; 1 Samuel 2:12, 25:17; 1 Kings 21:10, 21:13ReciprocalExodus 4:25 - a bloody; Numbers 16:41 - Ye have; 2 Samuel 19:21 - cursed; Psalm 3:2 - no; 7:3 - if I; 26:9 - bloody men; 27:12 - false; 38:12 - speak; 39:8 - make; 55:3 - for they; 89:51 - footsteps; 109:3 - compassed; 119:22 - Remove; 119:42 - have wherewith; Proverbs 17:26 - to strike; Matthew 5:22 - Whosoever Verse 8returnedJudges 9:24, 9:56, 9:57; 1 Kings 2:32, 2:33; Acts 28:4, 28:5; Revelation 16:6 the blood2 Samuel 1:16, 3:28, 3:29, 4:8-12; Psalm 3:2, 4:2 thouetc. or, thee in thy evilReciprocalNumbers 16:41 - Ye have; Deuteronomy 21:7 - General; Psalm 5:6 - the bloody; 7:3 - if I; 27:12 - false; 38:12 - speak; 39:8 - make; 55:3 - for they; 89:51 - footsteps; 109:3 - compassed; 119:22 - Remove; 119:42 - have wherewith; Proverbs 17:26 - to strike Verse 9Abishai2 Samuel 3:30; 1 Samuel 26:6-8 dead dog2 Samuel 3:8, 9:8; 1 Samuel 24:14 curseExodus 22:28; Acts 23:5; 1 Peter 2:17 let me go1 Samuel 26:6-11; Job 31:30, 31:31; Jeremiah 40:13-16Reciprocal1 Samuel 17:43 - Am; 1 Chronicles 2:16 - the sons of; 18:12 - Moreover Verse 10What have2 Samuel 3:39, 19:22; 1 Kings 2:5; Matthew 16:23; Luke 9:54-56; 1 Peter 2:23 so let himGenesis 50:20; 1 Kings 22:21-23; 2 Kings 18:25; Lamentations 3:38, 3:39; John 18:11 Who shallJob 9:12; Ecclesiastes 8:4; Daniel 4:35; Romans 9:20ReciprocalGenesis 24:51 - hath; 45:5 - God; Exodus 21:13 - God; 1 Samuel 3:18 - It is the Lord; 26:6 - to Abishai; 2 Samuel 10:12 - the Lord; 19:19 - did perversely; 24:1 - moved; 1 Kings 17:18 - What have I; 1 Chronicles 19:13 - let the Lord; 2 Chronicles 35:21 - What; Job 31:31 - the men; Psalm 38:13 - General; 39:9 - General; 109:28 - Let them; Ecclesiastes 7:21 - unto; Song of Songs 5:6 - my soul; Matthew 8:29 - What; John 2:4 - what Verse 11Behold2 Samuel 12:11, 12:12 came forth7:2; Genesis 15:4 seeketh2 Samuel 17:1-4; 2 Kings 19:37; 2 Chronicles 32:21; Matthew 10:21 the LordIsaiah 10:5-7; Ezekiel 14:9, 20:25Reciprocal1 Samuel 26:19 - stirred; 2 Samuel 10:12 - the Lord; 18:5 - Deal gently; 1 Kings 11:23 - God; 12:16 - So Israel; 1 Chronicles 19:13 - let the Lord; 2 Chronicles 10:16 - So all Israel; Esther 2:21 - and sought; Psalm 25:19 - Consider; 27:10 - When; 109:16 - slay; 131:2 - quieted; Jeremiah 34:22 - I will command; 50:21 - and do; Micah 7:6 - son; 7:9 - bear; Matthew 10:36 - General; 1 Timothy 1:9 - murderers; Philemon 1:12 - mine Verse 12the LordGenesis 29:32, 29:33; Exodus 2:24, 2:25, 3:7, 3:8; 1 Samuel 1:11; Psalm 25:18 afflictionor, tears, Heb. eyerequiteDeuteronomy 23:5; Isaiah 27:7; Matthew 5:11, 5:12; Romans 8:28; 2 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; Habakkuk 3:1; 1 Peter 4:12-19ReciprocalExodus 32:30 - peradventure; Deuteronomy 26:7 - looked; 1 Samuel 14:6 - it may be; 2 Kings 19:4 - the Lord; Job 1:21 - taken away; Psalm 39:12 - hold; 42:3 - tears; 109:16 - slay; 119:132 - Look; 131:2 - quieted; Proverbs 20:22 - wait; 25:22 - the Lord; 26:2 - so; Isaiah 37:4 - It may; 37:17 - hear; Lamentations 1:9 - behold; Amos 5:15 - it may; Obadiah 1:13 - looked; Micah 7:9 - bear; Zechariah 9:8 - for; Mark 9:24 - with Verse 13cursed2 Samuel 16:5, 16:6 cast dustHeb. dusted him with dust, Acts 23:23
It was an ancient custom, in those warm and arid countries, to lay the dust before a person of distinction, by sprinkling the ground with water. Dr. Pococke and the consul were treated with this respect when they entered Cairo. The same custom is alluded to in the well-known fable of Phedrus, in which a slave is represented going before Augustus and officiously laying the dust. To throw dust in the air while a person was passing was therefore an act of great disrespect; to do so before a sovereign prince, an indecent outrage. But it is probable that Shimei meant more than disrespect and outrage to this afflicted king. Sir John Chardin informs us, that in the East, in general, those who demand justice against a criminal throw dust upon him, signifying that he ought to be put in the grave, and hence the common imprecation among the Turks and Persians, "Be covered with earth," or, "Earth be upon thy head.Reciprocal2 Samuel 19:21 - cursed Verse 14there2 Samuel 16:5Reciprocal17:2 - weary; 17:29 - in the wilderness Verse 15Absalom2 Samuel 15:37ReciprocalPsalm 3:1 - how Verse 16God save the kingHeb. let the king live, 1 Samuel 10:24; 1 Kings 1:25, 1:34; 2 Kings 11:12; Daniel 2:4, 5:10, 6:6, 6:21; Matthew 21:9ReciprocalJoshua 16:2 - Archi; 1 Samuel 28:2 - Surely; 2 Samuel 15:32 - Hushai; 15:34 - as I have been; 15:37 - friend; 17:5 - Hushai; 1 Kings 4:5 - the king's; 1 Chronicles 27:33 - Hushai; 2 Chronicles 23:11 - God save the king; Proverbs 27:14 - He that Verse 17Is this thyDeuteronomy 32:6 why wentest2 Samuel 15:32-37, 19:25; Proverbs 17:17, 18:24ReciprocalJudges 16:15 - when thine; 1 Samuel 19:14 - she said; 1 Chronicles 27:33 - companion; Matthew 26:50 - Friend; Mark 14:37 - Simon Verse 182 Samuel 5:1-3; 1 Samuel 16:13ReciprocalJoshua 2:4 - General; 1 Samuel 29:8 - that I may not; 1 Kings 2:15 - Thou knowest; 2 Kings 6:19 - I will bring Verse 19should I not serve2 Samuel 15:34; 1 Samuel 28:2, 29:8; Psalm 55:21; Galatians 2:13ReciprocalJoshua 2:4 - General; 2 Kings 6:19 - I will bring Verse 20Give counselExodus 1:10; Psalm 2:2, 37:12, 37:13; Proverbs 21:30; Isaiah 8:10, 29:15; Matthew 27:1; Acts 4:23-28Reciprocal2 Samuel 15:12 - Ahithophel; 1 Kings 12:6 - consulted; 2 Chronicles 10:6 - What counsel; Psalm 43:1 - the deceitful; 86:14 - assemblies; Isaiah 5:18 - draw; James 3:6 - a world Verse 21Go inGenesis 6:4, 38:16 unto thy2 Samuel 12:11, 15:16, 20:3; Genesis 35:22; Leviticus 18:8, 20:11; 1 Kings 2:17, 2:22; 1 Corinthians 5:1 abhorredGenesis 34:30; 1 Samuel 13:4 thy fatherGenesis 49:3, 49:4 then shall1 Samuel 27:12 the hands2 Samuel 2:7; Zechariah 8:13Reciprocal2 Samuel 3:7 - gone in; 13:5 - Lay thee; 1 Kings 2:21 - Let Abishag; 11:25 - abhorred; Esther 2:4 - the thing; 5:14 - the thing; Psalm 55:10 - mischief; 71:4 - out of the; Proverbs 6:29 - he that; Jeremiah 4:22 - they are wise; Ezekiel 22:10 - discovered; Micah 7:6 - son Verse 22the top2 Samuel 11:2 went in12:11, 12:12, 15:16, 20:3; Numbers 25:6; Isaiah 3:9; Jeremiah 3:3, 8:12; Ezekiel 24:7; Philippians 3:19ReciprocalGenesis 35:22 - lay with; 38:26 - And he knew; Leviticus 18:8 - General; Deuteronomy 27:20 - General; Judges 19:1 - a concubine; 2 Samuel 3:7 - gone in; 1 Kings 2:21 - Let Abishag; Psalm 55:10 - mischief; 71:4 - out of the; Ezekiel 22:10 - discovered; 1 Corinthians 5:1 - that one Verse 23as ifNumbers 27:21; 1 Samuel 30:8; Psalm 28:2; 1 Peter 4:11 oracle of GodHeb. word of God, Psalm 19:7 so wasThe first counsel of this sagacious but wicked man to Absalom was more like an oracle of Satan, both for subtlety and atrocity. He advised the shameless measure just detailed, in order to establish Absalom, and to preclude the possibility of a reconciliation with David. The wives of a conquered king were always the property of the conqueror; and in possessing these he appeared to possess the right to the kingdom.all the counsel2 Samuel 17:14, 17:23; Job 5:12, 28:28; Jeremiah 4:22, 8:9; Matthew 11:25; Luke 16:8; Romans 1:22; 1 Corinthians 3:19, 3:20; James 3:13-18 both2 Samuel 15:12; Ecclesiastes 10:1Reciprocal2 Samuel 15:31 - turn the counsel; 1 Kings 2:23 - if Adonijah; 1 Chronicles 27:33 - Ahithophel; Job 19:14 - familiar; Psalm 55:13 - my guide; 119:96 - I have seen; Isaiah 44:25 - turneth; 1 Corinthians 1:20 - hath; Habakkuk 3:1 - the oracles; James 3:15 - but