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**men** . Hebrew. *'enosh.* App-14 .
**Beerothite** . Near Gibeon ([Joshua 18:25](../../../kjv/joshua/18/25) ), now *El Bireh,* 6 miles north of Jerusalem, one of the Hivite towns possessed by Benjamin.
**children** = sons.
**for** . Note Figure of speech *Parenthesis.* App-6 .

**lame of his feet.** Compare state of sinner by nature. of Saul: i.e. of the death of Saul, &c.: [2 Samuel 4:4](../../../kjv/2-samuel/4/4) is introduced here to explain the ease with which David's accession was accomplished, Mephibosheth being unable to succeed his father or avenge the death of Ish-bosheth.

**And they came thither** . Or, "Thither, into the interior of the house, came wheat-fetchers, and they smote", &c.

**bed** . Compare [2 Samuel 3:31](../../../kjv/2-samuel/3/31) .

**life** = soul. Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 .
**the LORD** . Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 .

**soul** . Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 .

**Behold** . Figure of speech *Asterismos.* App-6 .

**person** . Hebrew. *'ish.* App-14 .
**require** = exact the penalty for.
**earth** = land.

**sepulchre** . Compare [2 Samuel 3:32](../../../kjv/2-samuel/3/32) .

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