2 Samuel 16:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction,e and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day. ”

2 Samuel 16:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

His cursing - Another reading has “my curse,” i. e., the curse that has fallen upon me. David recognizes in every word and action that he was receiving the due reward of his sin, and that which N...
2 Samuel 16:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will (g) requite me good for his cursing this day. (g) Meaning, that the Lord will send comfort to his, when they are oppresse...
2 Samuel 16:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Soon after passing the summit of the Mt. of Olives David is met by Ziba, the servant of Meri-baal ( 2 Samuel 4:4 ), with a present of two asses laden with provisions. Ziba, representing that Meri-baa...
2 Samuel 16:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

look on mine affliction . This is one of the eighteen emendations of the Sopherim (App-33). The primitive text reads "Jehovah will behold with His eye". This was thought to be too anthropomorphic,...
2 Samuel 16:12 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 321 DAVID’S PATIENCE AND FORBEARANCE 2 Samuel 16:5-12 . And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, t...
2 Samuel 16:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
2 Samuel 16:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

When king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out—Shimei—and cursed.— This vile and calumnious treatment of Shimei was one of the severest trials of patience that ever human magnanimity endu...
2 Samuel 16:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me goo...
2 Samuel 16:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ziba, Shimei, and Ahithophel David, during his flight, is assisted by Ziba, but is cursed by Shimei. The cause of Absalom is promoted by the wise counsel of Ahithophel.
2 Samuel 16:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Look on mine affliction. — The English here follows the LXX. and Vulg. The Hebrew margin has mine eye, but the text has my iniquity, which is probably the true sense. David expresses the hope t...
2 Samuel 16:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXI. FROM JERUSALEM TO MAHANAIM. 2 Samuel 16:1-14 ; 2 Samuel 17:15-22 and 2 Samuel 17:24-26 . AS David proceeds on his painful journey, there flows from his heart a gentle current o...
2 Samuel 16:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Day That Revealed Character 2 Samuel 16:1-12 There may have been some truth in Ziba's statement, but we should balance it with 2 Samuel 19:24 . Shimei vented the spleen of the house of Saul....
2 Samuel 16:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

David's sorrows multiplied. Those recorded here are typical. Ziba, a man who for purely selfish reasons took advantage of temporary trouble to traduce an absent friend, was utterly despicable, and th...
2 Samuel 16:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(9) Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head. (10) And the king said, What have I to do...
2 Samuel 16:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction ,.... Through the rebellion of his son, and now aggravated by the cursing of Shimei; that is, with an eye of pity and commiseration, and deliver...
2 Samuel 16:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day. Ver. 12. It may be the Lord will look on mine affliction. ] Heb., On mine eye...
2 Samuel 16:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

It may be the Lord will look on mine affliction , &c. He means that, although this was a chastisement from God upon him, yet if he bore it as became him, it might become a means of mercy to him....
2 Samuel 16:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Passing over the mountain, David was met by Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth, who had with him two donkeys carrying a large provision of bread, raisins and summer fruits, as well as a skin of wine. Q...
2 Samuel 16:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Cursed by Shimei. B. C. 1023. 5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, the...
2 Samuel 16:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

It may be; he speaks doubtfully, because he was conscious that by his sins he had forfeited all his claim to God's promises. The Lord will look on mine affliction with an eye of commiseration.
2 Samuel 16:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David Is Cursed By A Member Of The House Of Saul ( 2 Samuel 16:5-14 ). We will have noted that up to this point each person who had approached David had been evidence to him that YHWH was with him...
2 Samuel 16:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 16:5 . “Bahurim.” (See note on 2 Samuel 3:16 ). 2 Samuel 16:6 . “On his right hand,” etc. i.e. , “On the right and left of the king.” (Keil) ....
2 Samuel 16:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 16:3 . Where is thy master's son? Ziba had been servant to Jonathan. Here is another sad case superinduced by a civil war. Mephibosheth, a prince at the mercy of a covetous and a lying se...
2 Samuel 16:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

And when David was a little past the top of the hill. Impatience and submission Mephibosheth, it will be recollected, was the only son of Jonathan. Now, when David was a little past the top of...
2 Samuel 16:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 16:1 Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth . It is the misfortune of troubled times like those in which David found himself, that unscrupulous men use them for selfish purpo...
2 Samuel 16:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ziba and Shimei
2 Samuel 16:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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2 Samuel 16:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 16:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 16:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 16:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 16:12 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

2 Samuel 16:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 16:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 16:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 16:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 16:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 16:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 16:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 16:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 16:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 16:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 16:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 16:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 16:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 16:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 16:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 16:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 16:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 16:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 16:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 16:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 16:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 16:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge