1 SAMUEL CHAPTER 29 David marching with the Philistines, is disallowed by their princes: Achish pleadeth for him and against his will dismisseth him, 1 SAMUEL 29:1. He expostulateth with Achish, 1 SAMUEL 29:8, his answer, 1 SAMUEL 29:9,10. David departeth, 1 SAMUEL 29:11. APHEK; either, that in the... [ Continue Reading ]
i.e. As the life-guard of Achish, as he had promised, 1 SAMUEL 28:2, Achish being, as it seems, the general of the army.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PRINCES OF THE PHILISTINES; the lords of the other eminent cities and territories, who were confederate with him in this expedition. THESE DAYS, or _these years_: q.d. Did I say _days_ ? I might have said years; either because he hath now been with me _a full year and four months_, 1 SAMUEL 27:7... [ Continue Reading ]
WERE WROTH WITH HIM; were unsatisfied and offended with Achish for this intention and declaration. MAKE THIS FELLOW RETURN: herein the wise and gracious providence of God appeared, both in helping him out of those snares and difficulties, out of which no human wit could have extricated him, but he m... [ Continue Reading ]
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AS THE LORD LIVETH; he swears by Jehovah; either because he did acknowledge their Jehovah to be a God, being, it may be, convinced and instructed therein by David, though he did worship Dagon with him, and above him: or because this was David's God, and therefore he swore by him; partly out of compl... [ Continue Reading ]
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This was deep dissimulation and flattery; but he apprehended it necessary, lest he should tacitly confess himself guilty of that whereof they accused him, and thereby expose himself to the utmost hazards. These perplexities he brought himself into by his irregular course, in forsaking the land of Ju... [ Continue Reading ]
AS AN ANGEL OF GOD, in whom nothing is blameworthy. Or it may be used to express David's great wisdom (as well as integrity); as 2 SAMUEL 14:17, 2 SAMUEL 19:27. The heathens acknowledged good spirits, which also they worshipped as an inferior sort of deities, who were messengers and ministers to the... [ Continue Reading ]
WITH THY MASTER'S SERVANTS; he intimates the ground of the Philistines jealousy concerning David and his men, that they were all servants of Saul, and therefore had an obligation, and were suspected to have an affection, to their old lord and master, against whom even David himself could not make th... [ Continue Reading ]
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