Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
2 Kings (2 Samuel) Chapter 16
Overview
Sa2 16:1, Ziba, by presents and false suggestions, obtains his master's inheritance; Sa2 16:5, At Bahurim Shimei curse David; Sa2 16:9, David with patience abstains, and restrains others, from revenge; Sa2 16:15, Hushai insinuates himself into Absalom's counsel; Sa2 16:20, Ahithophel's counsel.
little past: Sa2 15:30, Sa2 15:32
Ziba: Sa2 9:2, Sa2 9:9-12
with a couple: Sa2 17:27-29, Sa2 19:32; Sa1 17:17, Sa1 17:18, Sa1 25:18; Ch1 12:40; Pro 18:16, Pro 29:4, Pro 29:5
summer: These were probably pumpkins, cucumbers, or water-melons; the two latter being extensively used in the East to refresh travellers in the burning heat of the summer; and probably, as Mr. Harmer supposes, called summer fruits on this very account. Jer 40:10, Jer 40:12; Amo 8:1; Mic 7:1
What meanest: Gen 21:29, Gen 33:8; Eze 37:18; The asses. This is the eastern mode of speaking when presenting anything to a great man: "This is for the slaves of the servants of your majesty;" when at the same time the presents are intended for the sovereign himself, and it is so understood. Sa2 15:1, Sa2 19:26; Jdg 5:10, Jdg 10:4
for the young: Sa1 25:27
that such: Sa2 15:23, Sa2 17:29; Jdg 8:4, Jdg 8:5; Sa1 14:28; Pro 31:6, Pro 31:7
where is: Sa2 9:9, Sa2 9:10; Psa 88:18; Mic 7:5
day: Sa2 19:24-30; Exo 20:16; Deu 19:18, Deu 19:19; Psa 15:3, Psa 101:5; Pro 1:19, Pro 21:28; Ti1 6:9, Ti1 6:10; Jde 1:11
Behold: Sa2 14:10, Sa2 14:11; Exo 23:8; Deu 19:15; Pro 18:13, Pro 18:17, Pro 19:2
I humbly beseech thee: Heb. I do obeisance, Sa2 14:4, Sa2 14:22
Bahurim: This place is supposed to be the same as Almon (Jos 21:18), and Almeth (Ch1 6:60), a city of Benjamin, north of Jerusalem, and apparently not far from Olivet. Sa2 16:14, Sa2 3:16, Sa2 17:18
whose name: Sa2 19:16-18; Kg1 2:8, Kg1 2:9, Kg1 2:36-44, Kg1 2:45, Kg1 2:46
he came: etc. or, he still came forth and cursed
cursed: Exo 22:28; Sa1 17:43; Psa 69:26, Psa 109:16-19, Psa 109:28; Pro 26:2; Ecc 10:20; Isa 8:21; Mat 5:11, Mat 5:12
bloody man: Heb. man of blood, Sa2 3:37, Sa2 11:15-17, Sa2 12:9; Psa 5:6, Psa 51:14
man of Belial: Deu 13:13; Sa1 2:12, Sa1 25:17; Kg1 21:10, Kg1 21:13
returned: Jdg 9:24, Jdg 9:56, Jdg 9:57; Kg1 2:32, Kg1 2:33; Act 28:4, Act 28:5; Rev 16:6
the blood: Sa2 1:16, Sa2 3:28, Sa2 3:29, Sa2 4:8-12; Psa 3:2, Psa 4:2
thou: etc. or, thee in thy evil
Abishai: Sa2 3:30; Sa1 26:6-8
dead dog: Sa2 3:8, Sa2 9:8; Sa1 24:14
curse: Exo 22:28; Act 23:5; Pe1 2:17
let me go: Sa1 26:6-11; Job 31:30, Job 31:31; Jer 40:13-16
What have: Sa2 3:39, Sa2 19:22; Kg1 2:5; Mat 16:23; Luk 9:54-56; Pe1 2:23
so let him: Gen 50:20; Kg1 22:21-23; Kg2 18:25; Lam 3:38, Lam 3:39; Joh 18:11
Who shall: Job 9:12; Ecc 8:4; Dan 4:35; Rom 9:20
seeketh: Sa2 17:1-4; Kg2 19:37; Ch2 32:21; Mat 10:21
the Lord: Isa 10:5-7; Eze 14:9, Eze 20:25
the Lord: Gen 29:32, Gen 29:33; Exo 2:24, Exo 2:25, Exo 3:7, Exo 3:8; Sa1 1:11; Psa 25:18
affliction: or, tears, Heb. eye
requite: Deu 23:5; Isa 27:7; Mat 5:11, Mat 5:12; Rom 8:28; Co2 4:17; Th2 1:7; Heb 12:10; Pe1 4:12-19
cast dust: Heb. dusted him with dust, Act 23:23; It was an ancient custom, in those warm and arid countries, to lay the dust before a person of distinction, by sprinkling the ground with water. Dr. Pococke and the consul were treated with this respect when they entered Cairo. The same custom is alluded to in the well-known fable of Phedrus, in which a slave is represented going before Augustus and officiously laying the dust. To throw dust in the air while a person was passing was therefore an act of great disrespect; to do so before a sovereign prince, an indecent outrage. But it is probable that Shimei meant more than disrespect and outrage to this afflicted king. Sir John Chardin informs us, that in the East, in general, those who demand justice against a criminal throw dust upon him, signifying that he ought to be put in the grave, and hence the common imprecation among the Turks and Persians, "Be covered with earth," or, "Earth be upon thy head.
there: Sa2 16:5
Absalom: Sa2 15:37
God save the king: Heb. let the king live, Sa1 10:24; Kg1 1:25, Kg1 1:34; Kg2 11:12; Dan 2:4, Dan 5:10, Dan 6:6, Dan 6:21; Mat 21:9
Is this thy: Deu 32:6
why wentest: Sa2 15:32-37, Sa2 19:25; Pro 17:17, Pro 18:24
should I not serve: Sa2 15:34; Sa1 28:2, Sa1 29:8; Psa 55:21; Gal 2:13
Give counsel: Exo 1:10; Psa 2:2, Psa 37:12, Psa 37:13; Pro 21:30; Isa 8:10, Isa 29:15; Mat 27:1; Act 4:23-28
unto thy: Sa2 12:11, Sa2 15:16, Sa2 20:3; Gen 35:22; Lev 18:8, Lev 20:11; Kg1 2:17, Kg1 2:22; Co1 5:1
thy father: Gen 49:3, Gen 49:4
then shall: Sa1 27:12
the top: Sa2 11:2
went in: Sa2 12:11, Sa2 12:12, Sa2 15:16, Sa2 20:3; Num 25:6; Isa 3:9; Jer 3:3, Jer 8:12; Eze 24:7; Phi 3:19
as if: Num 27:21; Sa1 30:8; Psa 28:2; Pe1 4:11
oracle of God: Heb. word of God, Psa 19:7
so was: The first counsel of this sagacious but wicked man to Absalom was more like an oracle of Satan, both for subtlety and atrocity. He advised the shameless measure just detailed, in order to establish Absalom, and to preclude the possibility of a reconciliation with David. The wives of a conquered king were always the property of the conqueror; and in possessing these he appeared to possess the right to the kingdom.
all the counsel: Sa2 17:14, Sa2 17:23; Job 5:12, Job 28:28; Jer 4:22, Jer 8:9; Mat 11:25; Luk 16:8; Rom 1:22; Co1 3:19, Co1 3:20; Jam 3:13-18