2 Samuël 17:28

28 Beddewerk, en schalen, en aarden vaten, en tarwe, en gerst, en meel, en geroost koren, en bonen, en linzen, ook geroost,

2 Samuël 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 Samuël 17:28 In-Context

26 Israel nu en Absalom legerden zich in het land van Gilead.

27 En het geschiedde, als David te Mahanaim gekomen was, dat Sobi, de zoon van Nahas, van Rabba der kinderen Ammons, en Machir, de zoon van Ammiel, van Lodebar, en Barzillai, de Gileadiet, van Rogelim,

28 Beddewerk, en schalen, en aarden vaten, en tarwe, en gerst, en meel, en geroost koren, en bonen, en linzen, ook geroost,

29 En honig, en boter, en schapen, en koeienkazen, brachten tot David, en tot het volk, dat met hem was, om te eten, want zij zeiden: Dit volk is hongerig, en moede, en dorstig in de woestijn.