From Nave’s Topical Bible
Mephibosheth
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 14Passages listed
- 2Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- 1. Son of Saul by Rizpah, whom David surrendered to the Gibeonites to be killed2 Samuel 21:82 Samuel 21:9
- 2. Son of Jonathan2 Samuel 4:4
- Called MERIB-BAAL1 Chronicles 8:341 Chronicles 9:40
- Was lame2 Samuel 4:4
- David entertains him at his table2 Samuel 9:1–72 Samuel 21:7
- Property restored to2 Samuel 9:92 Samuel 9:10
- His ingratitude to David at the time of Absolom's usurpation2 Samuel 16:1–42 Samuel 19:24–30
- Property of, confiscated2 Samuel 16:42 Samuel 19:292 Samuel 19:30
The passages, in Bible order (14)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 14 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- 2 Samuel 4:4
And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
Commentary on 2 Samuel 4:42 voices
Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet--This is mentioned as a reason why, according to Oriental notions, he was considered unfit for exercising the duties of sovereignty.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
And Jonathan, Saul's son,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Samuel 9:1–7
Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”
Commentary on 2 Samuel 9:1–72 voices
Of Saul - He saith not of the house of Jonathan, for he knew not of any son he had left, and therefore thought his kindness and obligation was to pass to the next of his kindred. As for Mephibosheth, he was very young and obscure, and possibly concealed by his friends, lest David should cut him off, as hath been usual among princes.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765Evangelical
David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul--On inquiry, Saul's land steward was found, who gave information that there still survived Mephibosheth, a son of Jonathan who was five years old at his father's death, and whom David, then wandering in exile, had never seen.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
- 2 Samuel 9:9
Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.
Commentary on 2 Samuel 9:92 voices
Be it ever so much, Mephibosheth is now master of it all. The management of the estate is committed to Ziba, who knew what it was and how to make the most of it, in whom, having been his father's servant, he might confide, and who, having a numerous family of sons and servants, had hands sufficient to be employed about it,
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Samuel 9:10
You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
Commentary on 2 Samuel 9:102 voices
Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants--The mention of his sons and the slaves in his house was to show that Mephibosheth would be honored with an equipage "as one of the king's sons."
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
Thou therefore, and thy sons - shall till the land - It seems that Ziba and his family had the care of the whole estate, and cultivated it at their own expense, yielding the half of the produce to the family of Mephibosheth. Ziba was properly the hind, whose duty and interest it was to take proper care of the ground, for the better it was cultivated the more it produced; and his half would consequently be the greater.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
- 2 Samuel 16:1–4
When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.
Commentary on 2 Samuel 16:1–42 voices
It ought not to excite astonishment that Constantine was so far deceived as to send so many great men into exile: for he believed the assertions of bishops of high fame and reputation, who skillfully concealed their malice. Those who are acquainted with the Sacred …
Theodoret of Cyrus· ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 1.31, 458Patristic
And when David was a little past the top of the hill,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Samuel 16:4
So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”
Commentary on 2 Samuel 16:42 voices
Then said the king to Ziba, behold, thine are all that pertaineth to Mephibosheth,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Behold - A rash sentence, and unrighteous to condemn a man unheard, upon the single testimony of his accuser, and servant. Find grace - Thy favour is more to me, than this gift; which, as a token of thy favour, I accept with all thankfulness.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765Evangelical
- 2 Samuel 19:24–30
Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.
Commentary on 2 Samuel 19:24–302 voices
And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Besides dyeing it black or red colors, which, however, is the exception, and not the rule in the East, there are various modes of trimming it: they train it into a massy, bushy form, swelling and round; or they terminate it like a pyramid, in a sharp point. Whatever the mode, it is always trimmed with the greatest care; and they usually carry a small comb for the purpose.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
- 2 Samuel 19:29
The king replied, “Why say any more? I hereby declare that you and Ziba are to divide the land.”
Commentary on 2 Samuel 19:292 voices
Besides dyeing it black or red colors, which, however, is the exception, and not the rule in the East, there are various modes of trimming it: they train it into a massy, bushy form, swelling and round; or they terminate it like a pyramid, in a sharp point. Whatever the mode, it is always trimmed with the greatest care; and they usually carry a small comb for the purpose.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
And the king said unto him, why speakest thou any more of thy matters?....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Samuel 19:30
And Mephibosheth said to the king, “Instead, since my lord the king has safely come to his own house, let Ziba take it all!”
Commentary on 2 Samuel 19:302 voices
And Mephibosheth said unto the king, yea, let him take all,.... The whole estate, as David had given it to him; he was content that that last grant should stand: forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house; his palace in Jerusalem; which was a strong expression of affection for him, and loyalty to him. (Solomn used a similar test to determine which woman's baby was alive. 1Ki 3:16. He purposed the baby be cut in two to reveal who the real mother was.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Besides dyeing it black or red colors, which, however, is the exception, and not the rule in the East, there are various modes of trimming it: they train it into a massy, bushy form, swelling and round; or they terminate it like a pyramid, in a sharp point. Whatever the mode, it is always trimmed with the greatest care; and they usually carry a small comb for the purpose.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
- 2 Samuel 21:7
Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.
Commentary on 2 Samuel 21:72 voices
Spared - For the Gibeonites desiring only such a number, it was at David's choice whom to spare. Of Jonathan - This is added, to distinguish him from the other Mephibosheth, ver. 8.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765Evangelical
But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Samuel 21:8
But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
Commentary on 2 Samuel 21:82 voices
But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Five sons of Michal - whom she brought up - Michal, Sauls daughter, was never married to Adriel, but to David, and afterwards to Phaltiel; though it is here said she bore ילדה yaledah, not brought up, as we falsely translate it: but we learn from 1Sa 18:19, that Merab, one of Sauls daughters, was married to Adriel.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
- 2 Samuel 21:9
And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD. So all seven of them fell together; they were put to death in the first days of the harvest, at the beginning of the barley harvest.
Commentary on 2 Samuel 21:92 voices
And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
In the first days - The barley harvest (about the middle or toward the end of April) was earlier than the wheat harvest Exo 9:31; Rth 1:22.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
- 1 Chronicles 8:34
The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 8:342 voices
And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal,.... The same with Mephibosheth, 2Sa 4:4 so Jerubbaal is called Jerubbesheth, Jdg 6:32. and Meribbaal begat Micah; called his young son in David's time, 2Sa 9:12.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Merib-baal - The same as Mephibosheth, for, as the Israelites detested Baal, which signifies lord, they changed it into bosheth, which signifies shame or reproach.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
- 1 Chronicles 9:40
The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, who was the father of Micah.
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 9:401 voice
Let that judgment never be forgotten, but ever be remembered, for warning to posterity to take heed of those sins that brought it upon them. Whenever we speak of any calamity that has befallen us, it is good to add this, "it was for my transgression," that God may be justified and clear when he judges.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan