--- title: "Bullinger" description: "Behold . Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 . as = according as. covered his face . Symbol of mourning. Occurs only here. my son . . . my son . Figur" image: "/images/missing.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/2-samuel/19" --- **Behold** . Figure of speech *Asterismos.* App-6 . **as** = according as. **covered his face** . Symbol of mourning. Occurs only here. **my son . . . my son** . Figure of speech *Epizeuxis.* *App-6* *.* Compare [2 Samuel 18:33](../../../kjv/2-samuel/18/33) . **life . . . lives** = soul. . . souls. Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 and note the Figure of speech *Polysyndeton.* App-6 . **declared** = made clear. **Now.** Note the Figure of speech *Epanadiplosis* ( App-6 ), to emphasise the completeness of Joab's reasoning. **comfortably** . Hebrew ` *al-leb,* to the heart. Compare [Isaiah 40:2](../../../kjv/isaiah/40/2) . **the LORD** . Hebrew. *Jehovah* . App-4 . **Israel.** Note this name for Absalom's forces ([2 Samuel 17:24](../../../kjv/2-samuel/17/24) , [2 Samuel 17:26](../../../kjv/2-samuel/17/26) ; [2 Samuel 18:6](../../../kjv/2-samuel/18/6) , [2 Samuel 18:7](../../../kjv/2-samuel/18/7) ). **man.** Hebrew. *'ish.* App-14 . **rdrt** rdrs rdrw5 rdrcf1 rdrr rdrs rdrw15 rdrcf1 rdrb rdrs rdrw10 rdrcf1 **** **the king.** Note the Figure of speech *Anadiplosis* ( App-6 ), "bringing back the king. And the king". **Art . . . ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis.* App-6 . **my bone** , &c. : i.e. my near relation = my nephew ([2 Samuel 17:20](../../../kjv/2-samuel/17/20) ). Son of David's sister Abigail ([1 Chronicles 2:17](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/2/17) .) **God** . Hebrew. *Elohim* . App-4 . **Gilgal** . Here Samuel renewed the kingdom. [1 Samuel 11:14](../../../kjv/1-samuel/11/14) . Compare [Joshua 5:9](../../../kjv/joshua/5/9) ; [Joshua 9:6](../../../kjv/joshua/9/6) ; [Joshua 10:6](../../../kjv/joshua/10/6) . [1 Samuel 7:16](../../../kjv/1-samuel/7/16) ; [1 Samuel 15:33](../../../kjv/1-samuel/15/33) . **to go** . Some codices, with one early printed edition, read "to go down". Compare [2 Samuel 19:20](../../../kjv/2-samuel/19/20) . **Shimei** . Compare [2 Samuel 16:5](../../../kjv/2-samuel/16/5) **a** = the Evidently a prominent Benjamite. **iniquity** . Hebrew. *` avah.* App-44 . **Joseph** . Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Adjunct) for the two tribes (Ephraim and Manasseh), or for the ten tribes, Israel ([Amos 6:6](../../../kjv/amos/6/6) , Amo 6:15 ; [Amos 6:6](../../../kjv/amos/6/6) . [Obadiah 1:18](../../../kjv/obadiah/1/18) . [Zechariah 10:6](../../../kjv/zechariah/10/6) ). Compare [2 Samuel 19:43](../../../kjv/2-samuel/19/43) . In [Psalms 80:1](../../../kjv/psalms/80/1) with [Psalms 81:5](../../../kjv/psalms/81/5) , Joseph is put for the twelve tribes. **Abishai.** Always impetuous. [1 Samuel 26:8](../../../kjv/1-samuel/26/8) ; [1 Samuel 16:9](../../../kjv/1-samuel/16/9) . **What have I to do . . . ?** See note on [2 Samuel 16:10](../../../kjv/2-samuel/16/10) . **adversaries** . Hebrew Satan. **shall . . . ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis.* App-6 . **for do not I . . . ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis.* *App-6* *.* **son** = grandson. **neither dressed** , &c. A symbol and proof of great grief: **I will saddle** . Septuagint reads "Saddle for me the ass". A command which Ziba disobeyed, and went off himself instead. But was there only *one ass* in Jerusalem? See note on [2 Samuel 19:29](../../../kjv/2-samuel/19/29) **to** = with. **For all** , &c. Some codices, 'with one early printed edition, read "When in all the house of my father were none other than dead men". **dead men** . Hebrew men of death: i.e. doomed men. Hebrew. *'enosh.* App-14 . **What right . . . ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis* ( App-6 ), to emphasise the free grace of David. **Why speakest . . . ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis* ( App-8 ), to show dissatisfaction with Mephibosheth's defence. Hence his division of Saul's estate. See note on [2 Samuel 19:26](../../../kjv/2-samuel/19/26) . **I have said** . Compare [2 Samuel 9:10](../../../kjv/2-samuel/9/10) . David [Revelation 16:4](../../../kjv/revelation/16/4) , and falls back on [2 Samuel 9:10](../../../kjv/2-samuel/9/10) . **Thou and Ziba** . Compare [2 Samuel 16:4](../../../kjv/2-samuel/16/4) . **the land** : i.e. Saul's estate. **forasmuch** = now that. **How long . . . ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis.* App-6 . **can . . . ? . . . can . . . ?** Figure of speech *Anaphora.* *App-6* *.* **evil** . Hebrew. *ra'a'.* App-44 . **all . . . half** . A whole-hearted act on the part of Judah: and a half-hearted act on the part of Israel. 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