2 Samuel 9:4 Meaning and Explanation
“And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.”
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Read Full Chapter →David asks where the heir may be found, and Ziba names a distant place, the house of Machir in Lodebar.
What Does 2 Samuel 9:4 Mean?
The king will not let the matter rest at hearing of the survivor; he asks where he is, that the kindness may actually reach him. Ziba names Lodebar, a remote town beyond the Jordan, where Jonathan's son lived in obscurity under another man's roof.
Grace is not content merely to know that a needy one exists; it asks where, and goes there. The name of the place suggests barrenness and forgottenness, the very edge of the kingdom. Yet no distance is too far, no hiding place too obscure, for a king determined to find and bless the lost.
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What does 2 Samuel 9:4 mean?
David asks where the heir may be found, and Ziba names a distant place, the house of Machir in Lodebar.