2 Samuel 19:29

(19:30) And the king said unto him, For what purpose speakest thou yet thy words? I have said, Thou and Ziba shall divide the field.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

In Context

28(19:29) For all of my father's house were nothing but men deserving death with my Lord the king: and yet didst thou set thy servant among those that eat at thy own table. What other merit therefore have I, and what to complain of yet farther unto the king?

30(19:31) And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take the whole, since that my Lord the king is come [back] in peace unto his own house.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:17Then shall both the men, who have the controversy, stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, who shall be in those days;

Job 19:16I call for my servant, but he will not answer, though I were to entreat him with my mouth.

Psalms 101:5Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbor, him will I destroy: whoso hath proud eyes and a haughty heart, him will I not suffer.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:25-31

24 And 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. 25 And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth? 26 And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king;… Read the whole commentary →

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