John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:29
2Sa 19:29 And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land. Ver. 29. I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land. ] Condemnatur hic Mephiboshethus ex asse. David now, in haste, and full of business, passeth an unjust sentence; intending, perhaps, to be better informed hereafter: and not willing at present to displease Ziba, by taking back from him all that he had given him. The Hebrews say, that because David broke his oath made... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 19:28
2Sa 19:28 For all [of] my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king? Ver. 28. For all of my father’s house were but dead men,] sc., For our siding with Ishbosheth. What right therefore have I yet to cry? &c., ] i.e., To complain of my servant’s treachery, or mine own infelicity. read more