New King James Version
2 Samuel 17:29
29honey 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.”
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 Living Translation (NLT)honey, butter, sheep, goats, and cheese for David and those who were with him. For they said, “You must all be very hungry and tired and thirsty after your long march through the wilderness.”
Context of 2 Samuel 17:29
27Now it happened, when David had come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the people of Ammon, Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim, 28brought beds and basins, earthen vessels and wheat, barley and flour, parched grain and beans, lentils and parched seeds, 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.”
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 17:18And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers fare, and bring back news of them.”
- Luke 8:3and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance.
- Philippians 4:15Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only.
- 2 Samuel 17:2I will come upon him while he is weary and weak, and make him afraid. And all the people who are with him will flee, and I will strike only the king.
- Psalms 34:8Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.
- Judges 8:4When Gideon came to the Jordan, he and the three hundred men who were with him crossed over, exhausted but still in pursuit.
- Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread upon the waters, For you will find it after many days.
- Isaiah 21:14O inhabitants of the land of Tema, Bring water to him who is thirsty; With their bread they met him who fled.
- Isaiah 58:7Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh?
- 2 Samuel 16:2And the king said to Ziba, “What do you mean to do with these?” So Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who are faint in the wilderness to drink.”
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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