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2 Samuel 17:29
29honey, cream, sheep and cheese made from cows' milk. They said, ‘The people have travelled through the desert. So they must be tired, thirsty and hungry.’
2 Samuel 17:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
- New International Version (NIV)honey and curds, sheep, and cheese from cows’ milk for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become exhausted and hungry and thirsty in the wilderness.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)honey and curds and sheep and cheese from the herd, for David and the people with him to eat, for they said, "The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness."
- New King James Version (NKJV)honey and curds, sheep and cheese of the herd, for David and the people who were with him to eat. For they said, “The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.”
Context of 2 Samuel 17:29
27When David arrived in Mahanaim, three men came to help him. One man was Nahash's son Shobi. He was from the Ammonites' town, Rabbah. The other men were Ammiel's son Makir, from Lo-Debar, and Barzillai from Rogelim in Gilead. 28They brought beds and pots and cups for David's people. They also brought food for David and his people to eat. There was wheat, barley, flour and cooked grain. They also brought beans, lentils, honey, cream, sheep and cheese made from cows' milk. They said, ‘The people have travelled through the desert. So they must be tired, thirsty and hungry.’
Read all of 2 Samuel 172 Samuel 17:29 word by word
וּדְבַ֣שׁ וְחֶמְאָ֗ה וְצֹאן֙ וּשְׁפ֣וֹת בָּקָ֔ר הִגִּ֧ישׁוּ לְדָוִ֛ד וְלָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֖וֹ לֶאֱכ֑וֹל כִּ֣י אָמְר֔וּ הָעָ֗ם רָעֵ֛ב וְעָיֵ֥ף וְצָמֵ֖א בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And honeyדְּבַשׁdebash · honeyH1706
- and butterחֶמְאָהchem'âh chêmâh · curdH2529
- and sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
- and cheeseשְׁפוֹתshâphâh · cheeseH8194
- of kineבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
- for Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- and for the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- with him, to eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- for they saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- hungryרָעֵבrâ‛êb · hungryH7457
- and wearyעָיֵף‛âyêph · faintH5889
- and thirstyצָמֵאtsâmê' · thirstyH6771
- in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 17:29
- 1 Samuel 17:18Also take these ten pieces of cheese to the officer who leads their group of soldiers. Find out whether your brothers are well. Bring something back to me to show how they are.
- Luke 8:3Another of the women was Joanna, the wife of Chuza. Chuza had authority over all the people that worked in the house of King Herod. Another of the women was Susanna. There were also many others. These women were using their own money to help Jesus and his disciples.
- Philippians 4:15Also, you Christians in Philippi know that you already helped me earlier. That was the time when I started to tell people God's good news. When I left Macedonia, you were the only group of Christians who helped me. We were able to help one another, and no other group of Christians did that for me.
- 2 Samuel 17:2Now he will be very tired and weak. So when we attack him, he will be frightened. All his soldiers will run away. But I will kill only the king.
- Psalms 34:8Taste and see that the Lord is good! God blesses people who turn to him to keep them safe.
- Psalms 84:11The Lord God is like a sun and a shield for his people. He is kind to his people and he gives glory to them. To those who do what is right, he gives every good thing that they need.
- Judges 8:4Gideon and his 300 men were weak and tired. But they went across the Jordan and they continued to chase the Midianites.
- Ecclesiastes 11:1Freely give your things to other people. If you do that, one day you will receive your things back again.
- Isaiah 21:14You must bring some water for the thirsty people to drink. You people who live in Tema, bring food to give to the hungry people who are running away from danger.
- Isaiah 58:7Instead, share your food with hungry people. Give a place in your home to poor people who have no home. Give clothes to people who have nothing to wear. If people in your own family need help, do not refuse to help them.
- 2 Samuel 16:2The king asked Ziba, ‘Why have you brought all these things?’ Ziba answered, ‘The donkeys are for the king's family to ride. The bread and the fruit are for the young men to eat. The wine will help people who become weak when you travel through the desert.’
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17:29
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Cheese of kine - Or, as others, “milch cows,” which is more in accordance with the context, being coupled with “sheep,” and is more or less borne out etymologically by the Arabic. God‘s care for David was evident in the kindness of these people.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-29Verses 22-29 Ahithophel hanged himself for vexation that his counsel was not followed. That will break a proud man's heart which will not break a humble man's sleep. He thought himself in danger, concluding, that, because his counsel was not followed, Absalom's cause would fail; and to prevent a possible public execution, he does justice upon himself. Thus the breath is stopped, and the head laid low, from which nothing could be expected but mischief…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-2927-29. when David was come to Mahanaim--The necessities of the king and his followers were hospitably ministered to by three chiefs, whose generous loyalty is recorded with honor in the sacred narrative. Shobi--must have been a brother of Hanun. Disapproving, probably, of that young king's outrage upon the Israelite ambassadors, he had been made governor of Ammon by David on the conquest of that country. Machir--(See 2Sa 9:4). Supposed by some to have…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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