SEV Biblia, Chapter 9:7
Y le dijo David: No tengas temor, porque yo a la verdad haré contigo misericordia por amor de Jonatán tu padre, y te haré volver todas las tierras de Saúl tu padre; y tú comerás pan a mi mesa perpetuamente.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 9:7
Verse 7. Will restore thee all the land] I believe this means the mere family estate of the house of Kish, which David as king might have retained, but which most certainly belonged, according to the Israelitish law, to the descendants of the family. And thou shalt eat bread at my table] This was kindness, (the giving up the land was justice,) and it was the highest honour that any subject could enjoy, as we may see from the reference made to it by our Lord, Luke xxii. x20: That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom. For such a person David could do no more. His lameness rendered him unfit for any public employment.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 7. And David said unto him, fear not , etc.] He might observe a dejection in his countenance, a trembling in his limbs, and might discover signs of fear lest David should cut him off, because he was of the seed royal: for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake ; whom he loved as his own soul, and to whom he had sworn that he would not cut off his kindness from his house for ever, and now remembering his oath was determined to observe it: and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father ; his grandfather, such sometimes being called fathers; which David had taken to him, as crown lands, or in the right of his wife; or as being confiscated by Ishbosheth’s rebellion: and thou shall eat bread at my table continually ; he gave him an apartment in the court, a place at his table, admitted him to be a guest with him as long as he should live; which was a very great favour and high honour, and showed what an unshaken friendship he had for his father, and would maintain with him. This was the kindness of God he meant to show to him.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-8 - Amidst numerous affairs we are apt to forget the gratitude we owe, an the engagements we are under, not only to our friends, but to God himself. Yet persons of real godliness will have no rest till they have discharged them. And the most proper objects of kindness and charity frequently will not be found without inquiry. Jonathan was David' sworn friend, therefore he shows kindness to his son Mephibosheth. God is faithful to us; let us not be unfaithful to one another. I Providence has raised us, and our friends and their families ar brought low, we must look upon that as giving us the fairer opportunit of being kind to them.
Original Hebrew
ויאמר 559 לו דוד 1732 אל 408 תירא 3372 כי 3588 עשׂה 6213 אעשׂה 6213 עמך 5973 חסד 2617 בעבור 5668 יהונתן 3083 אביך 1 והשׁבתי 7725 לך את 853 כל 3605 שׂדה 7704 שׁאול 7586 אביך 1 ואתה 859 תאכל 398 לחם 3899 על 5921 שׁלחני 7979 תמיד׃ 8548
