2 Samuel 3:35

“And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, etc.] The custom was to bury in the daytime, and after the funeral was over to provide and send in food to the relations of the deceased, and come and eat with them; as was also the usage with the Greeks and Romans f72; (see Gill on “<241605>Jeremiah 16:5, 7”) and kings themselves used to attend those feasts; for the Jews say f73, “when they cause him (the king) to eat, all the people sit upon the ground, and he sits upon the bed;” but in this case David refused to eat with them: David sware, saying, so do God to me, and more also; may the greatest evils, and such as I care not to mention, befall me; and even more…”

“To eat meat ... - Fasting was a sign of the deepest mourning 2 Samuel 1:12. The fast lasted until the sun was set. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 3". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/2-samuel-3.html. 1870. StudyLight.org &copy;&#160;2001-2026 Powered by Lightspeed Technology”

“3:35 begged him to eat: See also 12:17.”

“cause: Sa2 12:17; Jer 16:7; Eze 24:17, Eze 24:22 So do: Sa2 3:9; Rut 1:17 till the: Sa2 1:12; Jdg 20:26 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 3:36”