Sāmǔĕrjìxià 9:10

10 Nǐ hé nǐde zhòng zǐ , púrén yào wèi nǐ zhǔrén de érzi mǐ fēi bō shè gēngzhòng tiándì , bǎ suǒ chǎn de ná lái gòng tā shí yòng . tā què yào cháng yǔ wǒ tóng xí chī fàn . xǐ bā yǒu shí wǔ gè érzi , èr shí gè púrén .

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 9:10 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 9:10

Thou therefore, thy sons, and thy servants
Which were many, and whose numbers are after given:

shall till the land for him;
manure it, plough it, sow it, and reap it:

and thou shall bring in [the fruits];
the corn, and oil, and wine, the land produces:

that thy master's son may have food to eat;
meaning either Micha, the son of Mephibosheth, since Mephibosheth seems to be distinguished from him, and opposed to him in the next clause: and who would stand in no need of food from any other quarter, being a guest at the king's table continually; or else Mephibosheth, who by this means would have a sufficiency for his son and servants, and in which Ziba's family and servants would have a share:

but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat always at my table;
wherefore the land was to be tilled not for him personally, but for his family, and for what uses he should think fit to put the produce of it to:

now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants:
who were enough to cultivate a considerable quantity of land.

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 9:10 In-Context

8 Mǐ fēi bō shè yòu kòu baì , shuō , púrén suàn shénme , bú guō rú sǐ gǒu yìbān , jìng méng wáng zhèyàng juàngù .

9 Wáng zhào le Sǎoluó de púrén xǐ bā lái , duì tā shuō , wǒ yǐ jiāng shǔ Sǎoluó hé tāde yīqiè jiā chǎn dōu cìgĕi nǐ zhǔrén de érzi le .

10 Nǐ hé nǐde zhòng zǐ , púrén yào wèi nǐ zhǔrén de érzi mǐ fēi bō shè gēngzhòng tiándì , bǎ suǒ chǎn de ná lái gòng tā shí yòng . tā què yào cháng yǔ wǒ tóng xí chī fàn . xǐ bā yǒu shí wǔ gè érzi , èr shí gè púrén .

11 Xǐ bā duì wáng shuō , fán wǒ zhǔ wǒ wáng fēnfu púrén de , púrén dōu bì zūnxíng . wáng yòu shuō , mǐ fēi bō shè bì yǔ wǒ tóng xí chī fàn , rú wáng de érzi yíyàng .

12 Mǐ fēi bō shè yǒu yī gè xiǎoér zǐ , míng jiào Mǐjiā . fán zhù zaì xǐ bā jiā lǐ de rén dōu zuò le mǐ fēi bō shè de púrén .