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2 Samuel 15:27 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 15 · verse 27
The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.2 Samuel 15:27 · King James Version
2 Samuel 15:27 in context
25And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:
26But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
27The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
28See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.
29Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- priestkôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- returnshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- ZadokTsâdôwqTsadok, the name of eight or nine IsraelitesH6659 →
- peaceshâlôwmsafeH7965 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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Here we have, I. The fidelity of the priests and Levites and their firm adherence to David and his interest. They knew David's great affection to them and their office, notwithstanding his failings. The method Absalom took to gain people's affections made no impression upon them;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 24-30