2 Samuel 19:28

“For all [of] my, father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king, etc.] Or “men of death” f331; worthy of death, not on account of Saul’s persecution, for which his family did not deserve to suffer; rather for the attempt of Ishbosheth to get the kingdom from him, which might be deemed treason, and so the family was tainted for it; though the sense may be only this, that their lives lay at his mercy, and that if he had dealt with rigour and severity towards them, as was usual for princes to do towards the family of their predecessors, who had any claim to the kingdom, put them to death, this would have been their case: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that eat at thine own…”

“Before - Before thy tribunal: we were all at thy mercy: not my estate only but my life also was in thy power, if thou hadst dealt with rigour, and as earthly kings use to do with their predecessor's and enemies children. To cry - For the vindication of mine honour, and the restitution of my estate. 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 19:29”

“were: Gen 32:10 dead men: Heb. men of death, Sa1 26:16 didst thou: Sa2 9:7, Sa2 9:8, Sa2 9:10, Sa2 9:13 to cry: Kg2 8:3 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 19:29”