2 Samuel 19:17

17 e com ele mil homens de Benjamim, como também Ziba, servo da casa de Saul, e seus quinze filhos, e seus vinte servos com ele; desceram apressadamente ao Jordão adiante do rei,

2 Samuel 19:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 19:17

And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him
Of which tribe he was, and these were either a band of soldiers, of which he was the chiliarch; or tenants of his, which showed him to be a great man; or his neighbours, and persons of some figure, whom he prevailed upon to come as intercessors for him:

and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul;
who had imposed upon David, and got his master's inheritance from him, knowing that David would be undeceived by Mephibosheth his master, when he came to Jerusalem; and therefore that he might be more tenderly dealt with, and come off the better, he was thus forward to meet the king, and pay his respects to him:

and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him:
which made a considerable appearance; see ( 2 Samuel 9:10 ) ;

and they went over Jordan before the king:
to meet him on the other side, both Shimei and his a thousand men, and Ziba with his sons and servants.

2 Samuel 19:17 In-Context

15 Então o rei voltou, e chegou até o Jordão; e Judá veio a Gilgal, para encontrar-se com o rei, a fim de fazê-lo passar o Jordão.

16 Ora, apressou-se Simei, filho de Gêra, benjamita, que era de Baurim, e desceu com os homens de Judá a encontrar-se com o rei Davi;

17 e com ele mil homens de Benjamim, como também Ziba, servo da casa de Saul, e seus quinze filhos, e seus vinte servos com ele; desceram apressadamente ao Jordão adiante do rei,

18 atravessando o vau para trazer a casa do rei e para fazer o que aprouvesse a ele. Quando o rei ia passar o Jordão, Simei, filho de Gêra, se prostrou diante dele,

19 e lhe disse: Não me impute meu senhor � minha culpa, e não te lembres do que tão perversamente fez teu servo, no dia em que o rei meu senhor saiu de Jerusalém; não conserve o rei isso no coração.