Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
1 Samuel 23:27
But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land, they had undertaken a raid on a large scale, their object being to obtain booty.
But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land, they had undertaken a raid on a large scale, their object being to obtain booty.
Verse 1 Samuel 23:27. _THERE CAME A MESSENGER_] See the providence of God exerted for the salvation of David's life! David and his men are almost surrounded by Saul and his army, and on the point of...
CHAPTER 23 _ 1. The victory over the Philistines at Keilah (1 Samuel 23:1)_ 2. In the wilderness of Ziph (1 Samuel 23:14) 3. Saul's return (1 Samuel 23:27) Keilah was about six miles sou
1 SAMUEL 23. DAVID ESCAPES FROM SAUL (J). 1 Samuel 23:1. David hears that the Philistines are raiding the territory of Keilah (p. 31), a little S. of Adullam. He ascertains by oracles, probably using...
_there came a messenger_, &c. Man's extremity is God's opportunity. Cp. 2 Kings 19:7; 2 Kings 19:9....
The treachery of the Ziphites 19. _Then came up the Ziphites_ The title of Psalms 54. refers it to this occasion, or that recorded in 1 Samuel 26:1, and the contents agree with the situation. See esp...
THERE CAME A MESSENGER UNTO SAUL— Thus, by the timely interposition of Providence, David was delivered from one of the most immediate dangers of his life: and from this time _they called the place_ המ...
_Saul's Pursuit of David._ 1 Samuel 23:19-29 19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which _is...
_BUT THERE CAME A MESSENGER UNTO SAUL, SAYING, HASTE THEE, AND COME; FOR THE PHILISTINES HAVE INVADED THE LAND._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
DAVID DELIVERS KEILAH AND AFTERWARDS RETIRES TO THE WILDERNESS OF ZIPH AND MAON 6. _With_ AN EPHOD IN HIS HAND] This is inserted to explain how it was that David was able to enquire of the LORD: see...
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 23 DAVID SAVES THE TOWN OF KEILAH V1 Someone told David that the *Philistines were attacking the town of Keilah. And they were stealing the g...
THE PHILISTINES HAVE INVADED THE LAND. — This, as _Lange_ well observes, was “God’s plan to save David.” The Philistines had probably availed themselves of the opportunity which Saul’s withdrawal of h...
וּ מַלְאָ֣ךְ בָּ֔א אֶל ־שָׁא֖וּל לֵ אמֹ֑ר
CHAPTER XXX. _ DAVID AT KEILAH, ZIPH, AND MAON._ 1 Samuel 23:1. THE period of David's life shortly sketched in this chapter, must have been full of trying and exciting events. If we knew all the det...
A RELENTLESS PURSUIT FOILED 1 Samuel 23:15 Amid outward strife, God is sure to provide some rill of human love-a tender friendship, a Jonathan. See Psalms 106:46. This is the mission of a friend-to s...
The series of happenings recorded in this chapter reveals most vividly the appalling condition of affairs in the kingdom. Saul, still nominally king, filled with hatred for David, was devoting all hi...
But there came a (k) messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land. (k) Thus the Lord can pull back the bridle of the tyrants and deliver his out of the...
(27) But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land. (28) Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philist...
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...
David, despised as he may be, is the king and saviour of the people; he puts the Philistines to flight with great slaughter. He finds nothing but treachery in Israel, of which Saul makes use in the ho...
BUT THERE CAME A MESSENGER UNTO SAUL,.... From his court, by order of his council there; though the Jews t say it was an angel from heaven; but be it which it will, it was certainly the providence of...
But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land. Ver. 27. _But there came a messenger, &c._] Here was _Deus ex machina,_ God appearing as...
_There came a messenger unto Saul_ See the providence of God! His wisdom is never at a loss for ways and means to preserve his people. Nothing could be more distressful, nothing more hopeless than the...
1 Dauid enquiring of the Lord by Abiathar, rescueth Keilah. 7 God shewing him the comming of Saul and the trecherie of the Keilites, he escapeth from Keilah. 14 In Ziph Ionathan commeth and comforte...
David remains devoted to his people Israel. It is disturbing to him to hear that the Philistines were fighting against Keilah and robbing grain from the threshing floors. Saul shows no concern for the...
INVADED: _ Heb._ spread themselves upon, etc...
19-29 In the midst of his wickedness, Saul affected to speak the language of piety. Such expressions, without suitable effects, can only amuse or deceive those who hear, and those who use them. This...
God stirring them up by his all-disposing providence to do it at this time for David's rescue. Compare 2 KINGS 19:9....
1 Samuel 23:27 messenger H4397 came H935 (H8804) Saul H7586 saying H559 (H8800) Hasten H4116 (H8761) come...
SECTION 4 SUBSECTION B. DAVID DELIVERS KEILAH FROM AN INVASION BY THE PHILISTINES, IS VISITED BY JONATHAN, AND EVADES CAPTURE BY SAUL (1 SAMUEL 23:1) a David Delivers Keilah From An Invasion By The...
DAVID AND HIS MEN HAVE A NEAR ESCAPE IN THE WILDERNESS OF MAON (1 SAMUEL 23:25). When intelligence reached Saul that David was now in the wilderness of Maon it probably caused him similar delight to w...
CONTENTS: Wanderings and adventures of David. CHARACTERS: God, David, Saul, Jonathan, Abiathar. CONCLUSION: Whatever befalls us, if we acknowledge God in all our ways and seek direction from Him, Go...
1 Samuel 23:1. _Keilah,_ a walled town in the south of Judah, near the sources of the brook Besor. 1 Samuel 23:4. _David enquired of the Lord yet again._ Gideon also asked a double sign in time of fe...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 23:24 Apparently David was on the eastern slope of a mountain trying to escape toward the Dead Sea, while Saul was on the western slope. Saul divided his force into two flank...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 23:27 The RAID by the PHILISTINES was undoubtedly caused by the Lord to save David at the last minute....
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES 1 Samuel 23:19. “THEN CAME UP THE ZIPHITES.” “There is no spot from which you can obtain a better view of David’s wandering backwards and forwards in the desert than from...
EXPOSITION SAUL'S PURSUIT OF DAVID IN THE WILDERNESS OF ZIPH (1 Samuel 23:14-9). 1 SAMUEL 23:14,...
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they're robbing their threshingfloors. So David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philisti...
1 Chronicles 14:13; 2 Kings 19:9; Deuteronomy 32:36; Genesis 22:14;...
A messenger, &c. — The wisdom of God is never at a loss for ways, and means to preserve his people....