2 Samuël 17:27

27 En het geschiedde, als David te Mahanaim gekomen was, dat Sobi, de zoon van Nahas, van Rabba der kinderen Ammons, en Machir, de zoon van Ammiel, van Lodebar, en Barzillai, de Gileadiet, van Rogelim,

2 Samuël 17:27 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 17:27

And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim
When he first came thither, ( 2 Samuel 17:24 ) ;

that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon:
who was either the son, or rather the brother of Hanun king of the Ammonites, that used David's ambassadors in so shameful a manner, whom David overcame and deposed, and set up this brother in his room; who had showed his dislike of his brother's conduct, and now makes a grateful return to David for his favours; though some say this was Hanun himself, as Jarchi, now become a proselyte, which is not so likely; others take this man to be an Israelite that continued in Rabbah, the metropolis of the Ammonites, after it was taken by David:

and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar;
the same that brought up Mephibosheth, from whom David received him and took him off of his hands, for which now he requited him, see ( 2 Samuel 9:5 ) ;

and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim;
a place that lay under the hills of Gilead ^F25; it had its name from the "fullers" who dwelt here for the convenience of fountains of water to wash their clothes in.

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 Fuller's Pisgah-View, B. 2. c. 3. sect. 10. p. 94.

2 Samuël 17:27 In-Context

25 En Absalom had Amasa in Joabs plaats gesteld over het heir. Amasa nu was eens mans zoon, wiens naam was Jethra, de Israeliet, die ingegaan was tot Abigail, dochter van Nahas, zuster van Zeruja, Joabs moeder.

26 Israel nu en Absalom legerden zich in het land van Gilead.

27 En het geschiedde, als David te Mahanaim gekomen was, dat Sobi, de zoon van Nahas, van Rabba der kinderen Ammons, en Machir, de zoon van Ammiel, van Lodebar, en Barzillai, de Gileadiet, van Rogelim,

28 Beddewerk, en schalen, en aarden vaten, en tarwe, en gerst, en meel, en geroost koren, en bonen, en linzen, ook geroost,

29 En honig, en boter, en schapen, en koeienkazen, brachten tot David, en tot het volk, dat met hem was, om te eten, want zij zeiden: Dit volk is hongerig, en moede, en dorstig in de woestijn.