CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 24:2 “ROCKS OF THE WILD GOATS,” or _ibex-rocks_. Probably
not a name for any particular rock, but a general term applied to the
locality on account of the number of ibexes, or wild goats, found
there.
1 Samuel 24:3. “SHEEPCOTES.” These are still to be seen at... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 24:8. The closeness of the precipitous rocks and the depth of
the ravines or wadies between them, together with the remarkable
purity of the air, made it quite easy for David thus to converse with
Saul at a distance sufficient to ensure his own safety. “MY LO... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 24:16. “AND SAUL LIFTED UP HIS VOICE.” “There is no
hypocrisy or pretence here. Saul, tossed powerless hither and thither
by fierce passions and without harmony of soul-life, is here laid hold
of in a hidden corner of his heart, where he was still accessible... [ Continue Reading ]