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2 Samuel 19:22 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 19 · verse 22
And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?2 Samuel 19:22 · King James Version
2 Samuel 19:22 in context
20For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
21But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?
22And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
23Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.
24And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- adversariessâṭânan opponentH7854 →
- ZeruiahTsᵉrûwyâhTserujah, an IsraelitessH6870 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- deathmûwthto dieH4191 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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Perhaps Jordan was never passed with so much solemnity, nor with so many remarkable occurrences, as it was now, since Israel passed it under Joshua.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-23