CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 19:1. “AND SAUL SPAKE … THAT THEY SHOULD KILL DAVID.”
Rather, _“that he intended to kill David.”_
1 Samuel 19:2. “UNTIL THE MORNING.” Rather, _“in the
morning.”_
1 Samuel 19:3. “IN THE FIELD.” “David was to conceal himself in
the field, near to where Jonath... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 19:9. “THE EVIL SPIRIT FROM THE LORD (JEHOVAH).” “While
this evil spirit is in 1 Samuel 16:15 and 1 Samuel 18:10 referred to
_Elohim_, the Deity in general _Jehovah_ is here affirmed to be its
sender, because Saul’s condition, which was _there_ only ascribed... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 19:18. “NAIOTH.” “This word signifies _dwellings_, but
it is here in a certain sense a proper name applied to the _coenobium_
of the pupils of the prophets who had assembled round Samuel in the
neighbourhood of Ramah. The plural form points to the fact that t... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 19:20. “PROPHETS.” “It is to be noted that we have here
_prophets_ who in inspired discourse give forth their inner life,
filled with the Holy Ghost, not _sons_ of the prophets as in 2 Kings
4:38, etc., who as scholars and learners sit at the feet of their
mas... [ Continue Reading ]