Sāmǔĕrjìxià 19:18

18 Yǒu bǎi dù chuán guō qù , dù wáng de jiā juàn , rén wáng shǐyòng . wáng yào guō Yuēdànhé de shíhou , Jīlā de érzi Shìmĕi jiù fǔfú zaì wáng miànqián ,

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 19:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 19:18

And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's
household
His wives and children, who could not so well ford the river on foot: some will have this to be a bridge of boats, a pontoon; and Abarbinel thinks it might be a company of men, who carried the women and children on their shoulders, one after another:

and to do what he thought good;
to carry over whatever else the king pleased, besides his family:

and Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come
over Jordan;
or just as he was about to come over, when he came to Jordan to take the boat in order to come over; for he went over Jordan to meet him, and therefore would take the first opportunity of coming into his presence, and fall down before him, and make his submission to him.

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 19:18 In-Context

16 Bā hù lín de Biànyǎmǐn rén , Jīlā de érzi Shìmĕi jímáng yǔ Yóudà rén yītóng xià qù yíngjiē Dàwèi wáng.

17 Gēn cóng Shìmĕi de yǒu yī qiā Biànyǎmǐn rén , hái yǒu Sǎoluó jiā de púrén xǐ bā hé tā shí wǔ gè érzi , èr shí gè púrén . tāmen dōu tāng guō Yuēdànhé yíngjiē wáng .

18 Yǒu bǎi dù chuán guō qù , dù wáng de jiā juàn , rén wáng shǐyòng . wáng yào guō Yuēdànhé de shíhou , Jīlā de érzi Shìmĕi jiù fǔfú zaì wáng miànqián ,

19 Duì wáng shuō , wǒ zhǔ wǒ wáng chū Yēlùsǎlĕng de shíhou , púrén xíng beìnì de shì , xiànzaì qiú wǒ zhǔ búyào yīncǐ jiā zuì yǔ púrén , búyào jìniàn , yĕ búyào fàng zaì xīn shàng .

20 Púrén míng zhī zìjǐ yǒu zuì , suǒyǐ Yūesè quán jiā zhī zhōng , jīnrì wǒ shǒuxiān xià lái yíngjiē wǒ zhǔ wǒ wáng .