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2 Samuel 9 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for 2 Samuel 9, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 13
- verses
- 222 / 77
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 4
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
2 Samuel 9 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| צִיבָא | Tsîybâʼ | H6717 | 8 | Tsiba |
| מְפִיבֹשֶׁת | Mᵉphîybôsheth | H4648 | 7 | Mephibosheth |
| עֶבֶד | ʻebed | H5650 | 9 | servant |
| שָׁאוּל | Shâʼûwl | H7586 | 7 | Shaul |
| שֻׁלְחָן | shulchân | H7979 | 4 | table, spread |
| דָּוִד | Dâvid | H1732 | 6 | David |
| יְהוֹנָתָן | Yᵉhôwnâthân | H3083 | 4 | Jehonathan |
How preachers through history handled this text
4 public-domain excerpts on 2 Samuel 9, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The only thing recorded in this chapter is the kindness David showed to Jonathan's seed for his sake. I. The kind enquiry he made after the remains of the house of Saul, and his discovery of Mephibosheth, ver. 1-4. II. The kind reception he gave to Mephibosheth, when he was brought to him, ver. 5-8. III. The kind provision he made for him and his, ver. 9-13. David's Kindness to Jonathan's Son. (b. c. 1039.) 1 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake? …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 2 Samuel 9:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem — 2 Sam 9:13
- Lo-debar — 2 Sam 9:4
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