2 Samuel 9:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

The kindness of God; either, first, That kindness which I owe him for God's sake, and by virtue of my oath given to him about it, 1 Samuel 20:14,15. But that oath seems only to oblige him to Jonathan's posterity, and not to any other of Saul's house. Or, secondly, Great and eminent kindness.

2 Samuel 9:3

3 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.