2 Samuel 16:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief,d because thou art a bloody man. ”

2 Samuel 16:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All the blood of the house of Saul - Shimei probably put to David’s account the death of Saul, and Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, slain in battle by the Philistines with whom David was i...
2 Samuel 16:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The LORD hath returned upon thee all the (e) blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou...
2 Samuel 16:8 - 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 16:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the LORD . Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
2 Samuel 16:8 - 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 16:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art...
2 Samuel 16:8 - 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 16:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. No JFB commentary on these verses.
2 Samuel 16:8 - 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 16:8 - 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 16:8 - 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 16:8 - 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 16:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(5) В¶ 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, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came. (6) A...
2 Samuel 16:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul ,.... Which he would suggest was shed by David, or, however, that he was the cause of its being shed; as if he had stirred up the...
2 Samuel 16:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou [ar...
2 Samuel 16:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Come out Or rather, go out , as the Hebrew properly means: begone out of thy kingdom, from which thou deservest to be expelled. Thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial Probably he says this with...
2 Samuel 16:8 - 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 16:8 - 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 16:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

All the blood of the house of Saul; either, 1. The blood of Abner and Ish-bosheth; which he maliciously imputes to David, as if they had been killed by David's contrivance; especially the former,...
2 Samuel 16:8 - 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 16:8 - 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 16:8 - 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 16:8 - 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 16:8 - 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 16:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ziba and Shimei
2 Samuel 16:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 2:32 ; 1 Kings 2:33 ; 2 Samuel 1:16 ; 2 Samuel 3:28 ; 2 Samuel 3:29 ; 2 Samuel 4:8-12 ; Acts 28:4 ; Acts 28:5 ; Judges 9:24 ; Judges 9:56 ; Judges 9:57 ; Psalms 3:2 ; Psalms 4:2...
2 Samuel 16:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Of Saul — Either, The blood of Abner and Ishbosheth; which he imputes to David, as if they had been killed by David's contrivance: or, the death of Saul's seven sons, 2 Samuel 21:8 , which, though...

2 Samuel 16:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 16:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 16:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 16:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 16:8 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

2 Samuel 16:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 16:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 16:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 16:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 16:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 16:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 16:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 16:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 16:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 16:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 16:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 16:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 16:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 16:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 16:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 16:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 16:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 16:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 16:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 16:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 16:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 16:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes