O panorama
2 Samuel 16 abre com “And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of…”, muda perto do versículo 12 com “It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me…” e termina com “And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
2 Samuel · Versão King James · 232 Samuel 16:1-8
Versículos 1–8: When David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the…
2 Samuel 16:1–8 abre com “And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth…” e chega a “The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve 2 Samuel 16 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 2 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple…” O número two torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
“And the king said, And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was…” Nomear Bahurim e David mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:” Nomear Belial e Come mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
2 Samuel 16:1-8
Versão King James1And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
2And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
3And the king said, And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
4Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
5And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
6And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
7And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
8The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
2 Samuel 16:9-16
Versículos 9–16: Said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog…
2 Samuel 16:9–16 abre com “Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the…” e chega a “And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve 2 Samuel 16 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 3 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he…” Nomear David e Shimei mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
2 Samuel 16:9-16
Versão King James9Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
10And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
11And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.
12It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
13And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
14And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.
15And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
16And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.
2 Samuel 16:17-23
Versículos 17–23: Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest…
2 Samuel 16:17–23 abre com “And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy…” e chega a “And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve 2 Samuel 16 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 2 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD , and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I…” Nomear Absalom e Hushai mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
2 Samuel 16:17-23
Versão King James17And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
18And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD , and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
19And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.
20Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
21And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.
22So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
23And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
2 Samuel 16:1 começa com “And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two…”
Onde o capítulo muda
2 Samuel 16:11 forma uma mudança natural: “And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do…”
A nota final
2 Samuel 16:23 deixa o leitor com “And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras king, Absalom, LORD, David, Ziba, Ahithophel ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.