Benson Commentary — Benson Commentary — 2 Samuel (BibleHub)
2 Samuel 19:31-33 . Barzillai came down from Rogelim — Rogelim was a place in mount Gilead, and Barzillai came down from thence to do the king honour and see him safe over Jordan. He had provided the king sustenance — Barzillai had a very generous heart, which moved him to supply...
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2 Samuel 19:31-33 . Barzillai came down from Rogelim — Rogelim was a place in mount Gilead, and Barzillai came down from thence to do the king honour and see him safe over Jordan. He had provided the king sustenance — Barzillai had a very generous heart, which moved him to supply the wants of David and all his family and attendants as long as he stayed at Mahanaim, which was a considerable time. I will feed thee with me — Entertain thee at my own table as a singular friend.
Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges — Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges — 2 Samuel (BibleHub)
31–40. Barzillai’s farewell to David 31 . Barzillai ] See ch. 2 Samuel 17:27 .
Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges — Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges — 2 Samuel (BibleHub)
31 . Tidings , &c.] The phrase is not so abrupt in the Heb., and more suitable in the slave’s mouth. Let my lord the king receive the good tidings, that , &c. hath avenged ] See note on 2 Samuel 18:19 .
Pulpit Commentary — Pulpit Commentary — 2 Samuel (BibleHub)
Verse 31. - Barzillai . Barzillai was so wealthy a man that, with some help from others, he had provided the king "of sustenance," or, in more modern English, "with sustenance," while his army lay encamped at Mahanaim; and now, though he was eighty years of age, he wished to atte...
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Verse 31. - Barzillai . Barzillai was so wealthy a man that, with some help from others, he had provided the king "of sustenance," or, in more modern English, "with sustenance," while his army lay encamped at Mahanaim; and now, though he was eighty years of age, he wished to attend the king in person until he reached the other side of Jordan. 2 Samuel 19:31
Pulpit Commentary — Pulpit Commentary — 2 Samuel (BibleHub)
Verse 31. - Tidings, etc. The literal meaning is more fit for the mouth of a slave. "Let my lord the king learn the tidings that Jehovah hath judged (and delivered) thee this day from the hand," etc., that is, God, sitting as Judge at the assize of battle; hath given sentence for...
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Verse 31. - Tidings, etc. The literal meaning is more fit for the mouth of a slave. "Let my lord the king learn the tidings that Jehovah hath judged (and delivered) thee this day from the hand," etc., that is, God, sitting as Judge at the assize of battle; hath given sentence for thee, and pronounced thy acquittal. The same phrase occurs in ver. 19. 2 Samuel 18:31
Barnes' Notes on the Bible — Barnes' Notes on the Bible — 2 Samuel (BibleHub)
Unable to get to the bottom of the story, and perhaps unwilling to make an enemy of Ziba, David compromised the matter by dividing the land, thus partially revoking his hasty sentence 2 Samuel 16:4 . We still see the impatient temper of David.
Geneva Study Bible — Geneva Study Bible — 2 Samuel (BibleHub)
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
Matthew Poole's Commentary — Matthew Poole's Commentary — 2 Samuel (BibleHub)
And then to cross Jordan again, and so return to his native land.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary — 2 Samuel (BibleHub)
31-40. Barzillai the Gileadite—The rank, great age, and chivalrous devotion of this Gileadite chief wins our respect. His declining to go to court, his recommendation of his son, his convoy across the Jordan, and his parting scene with the king, are interesting incidents. What ma...
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31-40. Barzillai the Gileadite—The rank, great age, and chivalrous devotion of this Gileadite chief wins our respect. His declining to go to court, his recommendation of his son, his convoy across the Jordan, and his parting scene with the king, are interesting incidents. What mark of royal favor was bestowed on Chimham has not been recorded; but it is probable that David gave a great part of his personal patrimony in Beth-lehem to Chimham and his heirs in perpetuity (Jer 41:17).
Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament — Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament — 2 Samuel (BibleHub)
Barzillai comes to greet David. - 2 Samuel 19:31 . Barzillai the octogenarian "had also come down from Roglim and gone across the Jordan with the king, to escort him over the river." את־בּירדּן is the portion in, or over, the Jordan. את is the sign of the accusative, "the piece i...
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Barzillai comes to greet David. - 2 Samuel 19:31 . Barzillai the octogenarian "had also come down from Roglim and gone across the Jordan with the king, to escort him over the river." את־בּירדּן is the portion in, or over, the Jordan. את is the sign of the accusative, "the piece in the Jordan," and no further. This is the correct explanation as given by Bttcher, after Gesenius and Maurer; and the Keri היּרדּן is a bad emendation.