2 Samuel 19:17

17 Com ele estavam outros mil benjamitas e também Ziba, supervisor da casa de Saul, com seus quinze filhos e vinte servos. Eles entraram no Jordão antes do rei

2 Samuel 19:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 19:17

And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him
Of which tribe he was, and these were either a band of soldiers, of which he was the chiliarch; or tenants of his, which showed him to be a great man; or his neighbours, and persons of some figure, whom he prevailed upon to come as intercessors for him:

and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul;
who had imposed upon David, and got his master's inheritance from him, knowing that David would be undeceived by Mephibosheth his master, when he came to Jerusalem; and therefore that he might be more tenderly dealt with, and come off the better, he was thus forward to meet the king, and pay his respects to him:

and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him:
which made a considerable appearance; see ( 2 Samuel 9:10 ) ;

and they went over Jordan before the king:
to meet him on the other side, both Shimei and his a thousand men, and Ziba with his sons and servants.

2 Samuel 19:17 In-Context

15 Então o rei voltou e chegou ao Jordão.E os homens de Judá foram a Gilgal, ao encontro do rei, para ajudá-lo a atravessar o Jordão.

16 Simei, filho de Gera, benjamita de Baurim, foi depressa com os homens de Judá para encontrar-se com o rei Davi.

17 Com ele estavam outros mil benjamitas e também Ziba, supervisor da casa de Saul, com seus quinze filhos e vinte servos. Eles entraram no Jordão antes do rei

18 e atravessaram o rio a fim de ajudar a família real na travessia e fazer o que o rei desejasse.Simei, filho de Gera, atravessou o Jordão, prostrou-se perante o rei

19 e lhe disse: “Que o meu senhor não leve em conta o meu crime. E que não te lembres do mal que o teu servo cometeu no dia em que o rei, meu senhor, saiu de Jerusalém. Que o rei não pense mais nisso!