Sāmǔĕrjìxià 9

1 Dàwèi wèn shuō , Sǎoluó jiā hái yǒu shèngxia de rén méiyǒu . wǒ yào yīn Yuēnádān de yuángù xiàng Tāshī ēn .

2 Sǎoluó jiā yǒu yī gè púrén , míng jiào xǐ bā , yǒu rén jiào tā lái jiàn Dàwèi , wáng wèn tā shuō , nǐ shì xǐ bā ma . huídá shuō , púrén shì .

3 Wáng shuō , Sǎoluó jiā hái yǒu rén méiyǒu . wǒ yào zhào shén de cíaì ēn dāi tā . xǐ bā duì wáng shuō , hái yǒu Yuēnádān de yī gè érzi , shì quètuǐ de .

4 Wáng shuō , tā zaì nǎli . xǐ bā duì wáng shuō , tā zaì luó dǐ bā , yà Mǐlì de érzi Machir jiā lǐ .

5 Yúshì Dàwèi wáng dǎfa rén qù , cóng luó dǐ bā yà Mǐlì de érzi Machir jiā lǐ zhào le tā lái .

6 Sǎoluó de sūnzi , Yuēnádān de érzi mǐ fēi bō shè lái jiàn Dàwèi , fú dì kòu baì . Dàwèi shuō , mǐ fēi bō shè . mǐ fēi bō shè shuō , púrén zaì cǐ .

7 Dàwèi shuō , nǐ búyào jùpà , wǒ bì yīn nǐ fùqin Yuēnádān de yuángù shī ēn yǔ nǐ , jiāng nǐ zǔ fù Sǎoluó de yīqiè tiándì dōu guī hái nǐ . nǐ yĕ kĕyǐ cháng yǔ wǒ tóng xí chī fàn .

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 .

13 Yúshì mǐ fēi bō shè zhù zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng , cháng yǔ wáng tóng xí chī fàn . tā liǎng tuǐ dōu shì què de .

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 9 Commentary

Chapter 9

David sends for Mephibosheth. (1-8) And provides for him. (9-13)

Verses 1-8 Amidst numerous affairs we are apt to forget the gratitude we owe, and the engagements we are under, not only to our friends, but to God himself. Yet persons of real godliness will have no rest till they have discharged them. And the most proper objects of kindness and charity, frequently will not be found without inquiry. Jonathan was David's sworn friend, therefore he shows kindness to his son Mephibosheth. God is faithful to us; let us not be unfaithful to one another. If Providence has raised us, and our friends and their families are brought low, we must look upon that as giving us the fairer opportunity of being kind to them.

Verses 9-13 As David was a type of Christ, his Lord and Son, his Root and Offspring, let his kindness to Mephibosheth remind us of the kindness and love of God our Saviour to fallen man, to whom he was under no obligation, as David was to Jonathan. The Son of God seeks this lost and ruined race, who sought not after him. He comes to seek and to save them!

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 9

This chapter relates David's inquiry after the posterity of Saul, whether any were living and where they were, 2Sa 9:1-4; and on inquiry being informed of one, he sent for him, and kindly received him, 2Sa 9:5-8; and restored to him the land of his fathers, and appointed a person to till it for him, and bring him the fruits of it, and maintained him at his own table, 2Sa 9:9-13.