"So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them."
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Verse 1 Samuel 26:12. _DAVID TOOK THE SPEAR AND THE CRUSE_] The
_spear_, we have already seen, was the emblem of _power_ and _regal_
dignity. But it is usual, in Arab camps, for every man to have his...
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CHAPTER 26
_ 1. The Ziphites and Saul's pursuit (1 Samuel 26:1)_
2. David again spares Saul (1 Samuel 26:5)
3. David's words to Abner (1 Samuel 26:13)
4. David's words to Saul (1 Samuel 26:17)
5....
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1 SAMUEL 26. DAVID SPARES SAUL IN THE WILDERNESS OF ZIPH (J). From one
of the oldest sources (_cf._ on ch. 24).
1 SAMUEL 26:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 12:1 f. repeats briefly the substance and
part of the wordin...
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NO MAN. no one....
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Saul's life again in David's power
5. _in the trench_ See on 1 Samuel 17:20. The Sept. rendering "in a
chariot" is a mistake....
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SO DAVID AND ABISHAI CAME TO THE PEOPLE, &C.— This was a bold and
hazardous undertaking, which would have been certain death to David
had he been discovered. But David was bold and intrepid; and his a...
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_David Again Spares Saul. 1 Samuel 26:6-20_
6 Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to
Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down
with me to Saul to th...
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_SO DAVID TOOK THE SPEAR AND THE CRUSE OF WATER FROM SAUL'S BOLSTER;
AND THEY GAT THEM AWAY, AND NO MAN SAW IT, NOR KNEW IT, NEITHER
AWAKED: FOR THEY WERE ALL ASLEEP; BECAUSE A DEEP SLEEP FROM THE LOR...
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DAVID SPARES SAUL'S LIFE A SECOND TIME
1. Hachilah] near the wilderness of Ziph: see 1 Samuel 23:19....
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 26
DAVID AGAIN REFUSES TO KILL SAUL
V1 Some men from Ziph went to visit Saul at Gibeah. They said,
‘David is hiding on the hill of Hakilah whi...
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NO MAN SAW IT, NOR KNEW IT, NEITHER AWAKED. — The Hebrew is more
graphic: “And none saw, and none knew, and none awaked.”
A DEEP SLEEP FROM THE LORD. — The inference here, at first sight,
certainly is...
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וַ יִּקַּח֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶֽת ־הַ חֲנִ֜ית
וְ אֶת ־צַפַּ֤חַת הַ מַּ֨יִם֙
מֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל וַ...
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CHAPTER XXXI.
_ DAVID TWICE SPARES THE LIFE OF SAUL._
1 Samuel 24:1; 1 Samuel 26:1.
THE invasion of the Philistines had freed David from the fear of Saul
for a time, but only for a time. He knew ful...
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SPARING HIS ENEMY'S LIFE
1 Samuel 26:1
The Ziphites' treachery served as a foil to the intrinsic nobility of
David's character. God made the wrath of man to praise Him, and
restrained the remainder,...
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Once again we have the account of how David spared the life of Saul.
There is no reason at all for the view that this is a repetition of
the previous story. A quiet comparison of the two will show man...
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_Water, for refreshment, or for purifications. --- Lord. It is not
necessary to have recourse to a miracle, (Calmet) though it must have
been by a special providence that all continued in such a deep...
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(11) The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the
LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at
his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go. (12) So...
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We enter now on a portion of David's history sensibly different from
what we have already had, which closed with the efforts of Jonathan to
restore matters and to attach Saul to him at least openly. J...
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Alas! Saul is unchanged; instigated by the Ziphites, he seeks David
anew, but it is only to fall again, and more publicly, into David's
hands. Observe that David now appeals more directly to the Lord...
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SO DAVID TOOK THE SPEAR, AND THE CRUSE OF WATER, FROM SAUL'S
BOLSTER,.... Abishai either refusing to take them, since he might not
take away his life; or it may be rather David thought better of it,
a...
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So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster;
and they gat them away, and no man saw [it], nor knew [it], neither
awaked: for they [were] all asleep; because a deep sleep from th...
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1 Saul by the discouery of the Ziphites, commeth to Hachilah against
Dauid.
4 Dauid comming into the trench, stayeth Abishai from killing Saul,
but taketh his speare and cruse.
13 Dauid reprooueth A...
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David in Saul's Camp...
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It seems tragically foolish on Saul's part that he should respond as
he did to another message from the Ziphites to the effect that David
was hiding in the hill country of Hachilah (v.1). He had told...
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1-12 How soon do unholy hearts lose the good impressions convictions
have made upon them! How helpless were Saul and all his men! All as
though disarmed and chained, yet nothing is done to them; they...
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Sent upon them by the Lord, for David's advantage....
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1 Samuel 26:12 David H1732 took H3947 (H8799) spear H2595 jug H6835
water H4325 Sauls H7586 head H7226 away H3212 (H8799) saw H7200
(H8802) knew H3045 (H8802) awoke H6974 (H8688) asleep H3463 sleep
H8...
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THE SECRET OF THE SUCCESS OF THEIR VENTURE AND DAVID'S REBUKE OF ABNER
FOR FAILING TO WATCH OVER SAUL (1 SAMUEL 26:12).
We now learn, in a verse which in one sense stands by itself, being
itself cent...
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CONTENTS: Saul spared by David a second time.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Saul, Abishai, Abner, Ahimelech.
CONCLUSION: No questionable means need be employed to help out God's
plans for our advancement...
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1 Samuel 26:5. _Saul lay in the trench._ Junius reads, “among the
waggons;” the Vulgate, “He slept in the tent.” The Romans mostly
fortified their camp; the Greeks did the same on the Trojan shore.
1...
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_Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah._
THE REPROACH OF THE ENEMY
Dr. Maclaren is specially emphatic in connecting Psalms 7:1 with this
part of David’s history, and indicates its valu...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 26:1 This chapter resembles ch. 1 Samuel
24:1, but there are too many differences to think that they are simply
different versions of the same event.
⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = docu...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
The fact that the incidents related in this chapter agree in some
points with those narrated in Chapter s 23; 24 has led Ewald, Thenius,
and others to conclude that the...
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DAVID A SECOND TIME SPARES SAUL'S LIFE (1 Samuel 26:1.).
EXPOSITION
SAUL, ON INFORMATION FROM THE ZIPHITES, AGAIN SEEKS TO DESTROY DAVID
(1 Samuel 26:1).
1 SAMUEL 26:1
THE ZIPHITES CAME UNTO SAUL....
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Let's turn in our Bibles to first Samuel, twenty-six, and let's begin
our study of these final five Chapter s, six Chapter s.
The wilderness of Ziph actually lies between Hebron and the area of
the De...
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1 Samuel 24:4; 1 Samuel 26:7; Esther 6:1; Genesis 15:12; Genesis 2:21;
Isaiah 29:10...