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2 Samuel 16

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^{2 Samuel 16:1 [1]} The lame son of Jonathan who was the son of King Saul.

^{2 Samuel 16:1 [2]} This was a bag made from almost the entire skin of an animal. New wine was always put in a new bag so that the bag would stretch as the wine continued to ferment, and then the bag would harden.

^{2 Samuel 16:3 [3]} I.e. Saul's grandson.

^{2 Samuel 16:3 [4]} The reference is to his dead grandfather, King Saul.

^{2 Samuel 16:4 [5]} Because the rebellion was in progress it was easy for Ziba to trick David with the gifts and his lie.

^{2 Samuel 16:6 [6]} See note 15:14.

^{2 Samuel 16:10 [7]} Lit What to me and to you.

^{2 Samuel 16:21 [8]} See note GEN 22:24.

^{2 Samuel 16:22 [9]} This outrageous act was an assumption of absolute power, and signified an irreversible break in Absalom's relationship with his father. Nathan the prophet had prophesied that David would be publicly humiliated in this way.

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