Joseph. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct) for the two tribes (Ephraim and Manasseh), or for the ten tribes, Israel (Amos 6:6, Amo 6:15. Amos 6:6; Obadiah 1:18; Zechariah 10:6). Compare 2 Samuel 19:43. In Psalms 80:1 with Psalms 81:5, Joseph is put for the twelve tribes.
Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 19:20
2 Samuel 19:20
20 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.