2 Samuel 17:13-29
take up ropes <05375 02256> [bring ropes.]
In the same manner the king of Maturan, in Java, proposed pulling down a tower which the Dutch had built, by making his people and elephants pull at a number of chains, and ropes of cocoa-nut bark, thrown around it.
pebble <01571 06872> [one small.]
Lord .............. Lord <03068> [the Lord.]
had <06680> [appointed. Heb. commanded.]
frustrate <06565> [to defeat.]
advice ....... better .... advice ............. advice <06098 02896> [good counsel.]
Zadok <06659> [Zadok.]
spend <03885> [Lodge.]
cross over <05674> [but speedily.]
overwhelmed <01104> [be swallowed.]
Jonathan <03083> [Jonathan.]
staying <05975> [stayed.]
En Rogel <05883> [En-rogel.]
Bahurim <0980> [Bahurim.]
covering ... spread <04539 06566> [spread a covering.]
what ... had done <01697> [the thing.]
crossed over <05674> [They be gone.]
searched <01245> [when they had sought.]
Get <06965> [Arise.]
Ahithophel <0302> [thus hath Ahithophel.]
crossed ................ crossed <05674> [and they passed.]
left <05737> [there lacked.]
When ... realized <07200> [saw.]
he <06213> [followed. Heb. done. his city.]
had ............. house ...... setting ... household <06680 01004> [put his household in order. Heb. gave charge concerning his house.]
hanged <02614> [and hanged.]
Mahanaim <04266> [Mahanaim.]
Amasa ............. Amasa <06021> [Amasa.]
Jether <03501> [Ithra.]
[Jether the Ishmaelite. Abigail. Heb. Abigal. Nahash. or,]
Jesse.
land <0776> [land of the Gilead.]
son ... Nahash ...... Ammonites .... son <01121 05176> [the son of Nahash.]
Makir <04353> [Machir.]
Barzillai <01271> [Barzillai.]
bedding <04904> [beds.]
These no doubt consisted of skins of beasts, mats, carpets, and such like.
basins <05592> [basons. or, cups.]
{Sappoth,} probably wooden bowls, such as the Arabs still eat out of, and knead their bread in.
pottery utensils <03627 03335> [earthen vessels.]
{Keley yotzair}, literally, "vessels of the potter." So when Dr. Perry visited the temple of Luxor in Egypt, he says, "We were entertained by the Caliph here with great civility and favour; he sent us, in return of our presents, several sheep, a good quantity of eggs, {bardacks,}" etc. The {bardacks,} he informs us, were earthen vessels, used "to cool and refresh their water in, by means of which it drinks very cool and pleasant in the hottest seasons of the year." See Harmer, ch. vi.
wheat <02406> [wheat.]
Mr. Jones says, "Travellers use {zumeet, tumeet,} and {limereece.} {Zumeet} is flour mixed with honey, butter, and spice; {tumeet} is flour done up with organ oil: and {limereece} is flour mixed with water, for drink. This quenches thirst much better than water alone, satisfies a hungry appetite; cools and refreshes tired and weary spirits," etc.
cheese <01241 08194> [cheese of kine.]
<01732> [for David.]
<0398> [to eat.]
people <05971> [The people.]
desert <04057> [in the wilderness.]
