Geneva Bible Notes (1560): 2 Samuel 19

^{2 /} Ebr. saluation or, deliuerance.

^{3 /} Or, by stealthe.

^{4 a} As they do that mourne.

^{5 b} At Mahanaim.

^{6 /} Or, captaines.

^{6 /} Ebr. bene right in thine eyes.

^{7 !} Joab encourageth the King.

^{7 /} Ebr. to the heart of thy seruants.

^{8 !} Dauid is restored.

^{8 c} Where the moste resorte of the people hanted.

^{9 d} Euerie one blamed another & stroue who shulde first bring him home.

^{11 e} That they shulde reproue the negligence of the Elders, seing the people were so forwarde.

^{13 f}By this policie Dauid thoght that by winning or the captaine, he shulde haue the hearts of all the people.

^{16 g} Who had before reuled him, {Chap. 16,13}

^{19 h} For in his aduersitie he was his moste cruel enemie, & now in his prosperitie seketh by flatterie to crepe in to fauour.

^{20 i} By Joseph he meaneth Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin (whereof he was) because these thre were vnder one standerd, {Nomb 2,18}

^{23 !} Shimei is pardoned.

^{24 !} Mephibosheth meeteth the King.

^{25 k} When Mephibosheth being at Jerusalem had met the King.

^{27 l} Able for his wisdome to judge in all matters.

^{28 m} Worthy to dye for Sauls crueltie towarde thee.

^{29 n} Dauid did euil in taking his lands from him before he knewe the cause, but muche worse, that knowing the trueth he did not restore them.

^{34 /} Ebr. how many daies are the yeres of my life?

^{35 o} He thoght it not meete to receiue benefites of him to whome he was not able to do seruice againe.

^{37 p} My sonne.

^{38 /} Or, chuse.

^{39 !} Barzelai departeth.

^{39 /} Or, bade him fare wel.

^{40 q} Where the tribe of Judah taryed to receiue him.

^{40 r} Which had taken parte with the King.

^{41 !} Israel striueth with Judah.

^{41 s} Towarde Jerusalem.

^{43 /} Or, haue not we first spoken to bring home the King? {vers. 11}