New Living Translation
2 Samuel 17:29
29honey, 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.”
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 at Mahanaim, he was warmly greeted by Shobi son of Nahash, who came from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and by Makir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and by Barzillai of Gilead from Rogelim. 28They brought sleeping mats, cooking pots, serving bowls, wheat and barley, flour and roasted grain, beans, lentils, 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.”
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 give these ten cuts of cheese to their captain. See how your brothers are getting along, and bring back a report on how they are doing.”
- Luke 8:3Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s business manager; Susanna; and many others who were contributing from their own resources to support Jesus and his disciples.
- Philippians 4:15As you know, you Philippians were the only ones who gave me financial help when I first brought you the Good News and then traveled on from Macedonia. No other church did this.
- 2 Samuel 17:2I will catch up with him while he is weary and discouraged. He and his troops will panic, and everyone will run away. Then I will kill only the king,
- Psalms 34:8Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.
- Judges 8:4Gideon then crossed the Jordan River with his 300 men, and though exhausted, they continued to chase the enemy.
- Ecclesiastes 11:1Send your grain across the seas, and in time, profits will flow back to you.
- Isaiah 21:14O people of Tema, bring water to these thirsty people, food to these weary refugees.
- Isaiah 58:7Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.
- 2 Samuel 16:2“What are these for?” the king asked Ziba. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s people to ride on, and the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat. The wine is for those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
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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