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John Gill's Exposition on 2 Samuel 9:2
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And [there was] of the house of Saul a servant whose name [was] Ziba, etc.] Or there was a servant that belonged to Saul’s family; not that any of Saul’s family was a servant; and this servant the Jews commonly say was a Canaanitish servant, and who upon the death of his master was not made free, but became the inheritance and possession of his children after him, (<032546>Leviticus 25:46); though Josephus f157 says he was made free by Saul: and when they had called him unto David; who it seems was now at court, or in Jerusalem, on some account or another; or was in David’s service, in some inferior post or another; however, having been a quondam servant of Saul, it was thought he could give the best intelligence of his family, and whether any were living, and therefore was sent for; and when he was come into the king’s presence, the king said unto him, [art] thou Ziba? for he had been told before by some of his courtiers what his name was: and he said, thy servant [is he]; or my name is Ziba, and I am at thy command.
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