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2 Samuel 17

2 Sam. 17:28 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Brought
nagash (Hebrew #5066)
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; relig. to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back
KJV usage: (make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.
Pronounce: naw-gash'
Origin: a primitive root
beds
mishkab (Hebrew #4904)
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
KJV usage: bed((-chamber)), couch, lieth (lying) with.
Pronounce: mish-kawb'
Origin: from 7901
, and γbasons
caph (Hebrew #5592)
a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)
KJV usage: bason, bowl, cup, door (post), gate, post, threshold.
Pronounce: saf
Origin: from 5605, in its original sense of containing
, and earthen
yatsar (Hebrew #3335)
((compare 3331)); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
KJV usage: X earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.
Pronounce: yaw-tsar'
Origin: probably identical with 3334 (through the squeezing into shape)
vessels
kliy (Hebrew #3627)
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
KJV usage: armour ((-bearer)), artillery, bag, carriage, + furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, X one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, + psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, + whatsoever.
Pronounce: kel-ee'
Origin: from 3615
, and wheat
chittah (Hebrew #2406)
wheat, whether the grain or the plant
KJV usage: wheat(-en).
Pronounce: khit-taw'
Origin: of uncertain derivation
, and barley
s`orah (Hebrew #8184)
and (masculine meaning the grain); also s or {seh-ore'}; or s-owr {seh-ore'}; from 8175 in the sense of roughness; barley (as villose)
KJV usage: barley.
Pronounce: seh-o-raw'
Origin: or snowrah {seh-o-raw'} (feminine meaning the plant)
, and flour
qemach (Hebrew #7058)
flour
KJV usage: flour, meal.
Pronounce: keh'-makh
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to grind
, and parched
qaliy (Hebrew #7039)
from 7033; roasted ears of grain
KJV usage: parched corn.
Pronounce: kaw-lee'
Origin: or qaliyi {kaw-lee'}
corn, and beans
powl (Hebrew #6321)
a bean (as plump)
KJV usage: beans.
Pronounce: pole
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be thick
, and lentiles
`adash (Hebrew #5742)
a lentil
KJV usage: lentile.
Pronounce: aw-dawsh'
Origin: from an unused root of uncertain meaning
, and parched
qaliy (Hebrew #7039)
from 7033; roasted ears of grain
KJV usage: parched corn.
Pronounce: kaw-lee'
Origin: or qaliyi {kaw-lee'}
pulse,
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or, cups.

More on:

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Barley,
Beans,
Corn,
Flour,
Lentils,
pulse,
Wheat

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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beds.These no doubt consisted of skins of beasts, mats, carpets, and such like.
2 Sam. 16:1‑2• 1And 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. (2 Sam. 16:1‑2)
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1 Sam. 25:18• 18Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. (1 Sam. 25:18)
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Isa. 32:8• 8But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. (Isa. 32:8)
basons.
or, cups.{Sappoth,} probably wooden bowls, such as the Arabs still eat out of, and knead their bread in.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.
Obad. 3• 3The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? (Obad. 3)
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.
• {v.28-29} They spare nothing when it comes to the companions of the fleeing king; they act in faith; their personal interest does not enter into consideration in their service. The authority of the one, the activity of the other, the riches and the attention of the third are all laid down at David's feet, as represented by his companions. (“Service: 2 Samuel 17” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse,