2 Samuel 9:4

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4 鈥斅縔 d贸nde est谩?鈥擡n Lo Debar; vive en casa de Maquir hijo de Amiel.

2 Samuel 9:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 9:4

And the king said unto him, where is he?
&c.] In what part of the land, city, or town, does he dwell?

and Ziba said unto the king, behold, he [is] in the house of Machir,
the son of Ammiel;
a descendant of Machir, the son of Manasseh, to whom the land of Gilead was given, which lay on the other side Jordan:

in Lodebar;
a place in that country, perhaps the same with Debir in ( Joshua 13:26 ) . Here it may be his mother's relations lived, and here he might dwell in obscurity, and lie hid from the knowledge of David; who, it might be feared by his friends, would have dispatched him, had he known where he was. Some take it to be an appellative, and render it, as Abarbinel observes, "without anything"; as if he was so poor that he had not anything to support himself with. No mention as yet is made of his name, perhaps because the historian had given it before, ( 2 Samuel 4:4 ) .

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2 Samuel 9:4 In-Context

2 y como la familia de Sa煤l hab铆a tenido un administrador que se llamaba Siba, mandaron a llamarlo. Cuando Siba se present贸 ante David, este le pregunt贸:鈥斅縏煤 eres Siba?鈥擜 las 贸rdenes de Su Majestad 鈥攔espondi贸.
3 鈥斅縉o queda nadie de la familia de Sa煤l a quien yo pueda beneficiar en el nombre de Dios? 鈥攙olvi贸 a preguntar el rey.鈥擲铆, Su Majestad. Todav铆a le queda a Jonat谩n un hijo que est谩 tullido de ambos pies 鈥攍e respondi贸 Siba.
4 鈥斅縔 d贸nde est谩?鈥擡n Lo Debar; vive en casa de Maquir hijo de Amiel.
5 Entonces el rey David mand贸 a buscarlo a casa de Maquir hijo de Amiel, en Lo Debar.
6 Cuando Mefiboset, que era hijo de Jonat谩n y nieto de Sa煤l, estuvo en presencia de David, se inclin贸 ante 茅l rostro en tierra.鈥斅縏煤 eres Mefiboset? 鈥攍e pregunt贸 David.鈥擜 las 贸rdenes de Su Majestad 鈥攔espondi贸.
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