2 Samuel 17:28

28 They brought beds, bowls, clay pots, wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, small peas,

2 Samuel 17:28 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 17:28

Brought beds
For David and his men, who, fleeing from Jerusalem in haste, could bring none with them, and therefore were ill provided while in the plains of the wilderness; the Septuagint version says there were ten of them, and that they were of tapestry, wrought on both sides, and such the ancients used ^F26, see ( Proverbs 7:16 ) ; and so ten basins in the next clause:

and basins, and earthen vessels;
to put their food and liquors in, and eat and drink out of, and for other services:

and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched [corn];
or "kali", which was made of the above corn ground into meal, and mixed with water or milk, and eaten with honey or oil, as there was another sort made of pulse, later mentioned:

and beans, and lentiles, and parched [pulse];
or "kali", made of these in the above manner. Some think ^F1 coffee is meant, but without reason.

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FOOTNOTES:

F26 Vid. Aristophan. in Pluto, p. 55.
F1 Sterringa, Animadv. Philol. Sacr. p. 48.

2 Samuel 17:28 In-Context

26 Absalom and the Israelites camped in the land of Gilead.

27 Shobi, Makir, and Barzillai were at Mahanaim when David arrived. Shobi son of Nahash was from the Ammonite town of Rabbah. Makir son of Ammiel was from Lo Debar, and Barzillai was from Rogelim in Gilead.

28 They brought beds, bowls, clay pots, wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, small peas,

29 honey, milk curds, sheep, and cheese made from cows' milk for David and his people. They said, "The people are hungry and tired and thirsty in the desert."