An harmonie vpon the second booke of Samuel wherein according to the methode and order obserued vpon the first booke, these speciall things are obserued vpon euerie chapter. The diuers readings compared, doubtfull questions explaned, places of Scripture reconciled, controversies briefly touched, and morall collections applyed. VVherein neere fowre hundred theologicall questions are handled, with great breuitie, and much varietie, by the former author of Hexapla on Genesis and Exodus.

11. Quest. v. 27. Of Shebi the sonne of Nahash that came to succour Dauid, who hee was.

1. R. Salomon thinketh that this Shebi was the same, who before was called Ha∣nun King of Ammon, who so despightfully vsed Dauids messengers, who after the victorie was preserued, and became a Proselyte of the Israelites religion: but that is not like, because after the first discomfiture, Ioab a whole yeare laied seige to Rabbah, which businesse they needed not to haue beene put vnto, if Hanun had yeelded.

2. R. Dauid Kimhi thinketh hee was an Israelite: but the text saith, that he was of Rabbath of the children of Ammon.

3. Some thinke he was the sonne of Hanun: but the text saith, he was the sonne of Nahash: and if he had beene Hanuns sonne, it is like he would haue rather reuenged his fathers quarrell.

4. Their opinion is then more probable, that thinke this Shebi to haue beene the brother of Hanun, both sonnes to Nahash, whom Dauid shewed mercie vnto in the ouerthrow of Rabbah: and hee to requite Dauids kindnesse, now comforteth him: Mart. Borrh. Osiand. Iosephus calleth him Siphar, a prince of the Ammonites coun∣trie.