Geneva Bible Notes: 2 Samuel 19

2 Samuel 19:2 ^/ Ebr. saluation or, deliuerance.

2 Samuel 19:3 ^/ Or, by stealthe.

2 Samuel 19:4 ^a As they do that mourne.

2 Samuel 19:5 ^b At Mahanaim.

2 Samuel 19:6 ^/ Or, captaines.

2 Samuel 19:6 ^/ Ebr. bene right in thine eyes.

2 Samuel 19:7 ^! Joab encourageth the King.

2 Samuel 19:7 ^/ Ebr. to the heart of thy seruants.

2 Samuel 19:8 ^! Dauid is restored.

2 Samuel 19:8 ^c Where the moste resorte of the people hanted.

2 Samuel 19:9 ^d Euerie one blamed another & stroue who shulde first bring him home.

2 Samuel 19:11 ^e That they shulde reproue the negligence of the Elders, seing the people were so forwarde.

2 Samuel 19:13 ^fBy this policie Dauid thoght that by winning or the captaine, he shulde haue the hearts of all the people.

2 Samuel 19:16 ^g Who had before reuled him, {Chap. 16,13}

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

2 Samuel 19:20 ⁱ By Joseph he meaneth Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin (whereof he was) because these thre were vnder one standerd, {Nomb 2,18}

2 Samuel 19:23 ^! Shimei is pardoned.

2 Samuel 19:24 ^! Mephibosheth meeteth the King.

2 Samuel 19:25 ^k When Mephibosheth being at Jerusalem had met the King.

2 Samuel 19:27 ^l Able for his wisdome to judge in all matters.

2 Samuel 19:28 ^m Worthy to dye for Sauls crueltie towarde thee.

2 Samuel 19:29 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.

2 Samuel 19:34 ^/ Ebr. how many daies are the yeres of my life?

2 Samuel 19:35 ^o He thoght it not meete to receiue benefites of him to whome he was not able to do seruice againe.

2 Samuel 19:37 ^p My sonne.

2 Samuel 19:38 ^/ Or, chuse.

2 Samuel 19:39 ^! Barzelai departeth.

2 Samuel 19:39 ^/ Or, bade him fare wel.

2 Samuel 19:40 ^q Where the tribe of Judah taryed to receiue him.

2 Samuel 19:40 ^r Which had taken parte with the King.

2 Samuel 19:41 ^! Israel striueth with Judah.

2 Samuel 19:41 ^s Towarde Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 19:43 ^/ Or, haue not we first spoken to bring home the King? {vers. 11}