Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which [is] in Jezreel. Ver. 1. _To Aphek._] Which was contiguous to Shunem. 1Sa 28:4 _ Which is in Jezreel._] This also was near to mount Gilboa. Chronology and topography are the two eyes of... [ Continue Reading ]
And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish. Ver. 2. _Passed on by hundreds, and by thousands._] _Lustrabrant exercitum,_ they made a general muster, and took a view of their forces, by their several companies... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said the princes of the Philistines, What [do] these Hebrews [here]? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, [Is] not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell [unto me] unt... [ Continue Reading ]
And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith sh... [ Continue Reading ]
1 Samuel 29:5 [Is] not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands? Ver. 5. _Is not this David?_] They knew the acts of other countries. Princes should be good historians, and well seen in foreign affairs.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, [as] the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host [is] good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee no... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines. Ver. 7. _Wherefore now return, and go in peace._] Happy for David to be thus opportunely cashiered, when he was, as it were, _inter saccum et saxum,_ in a great doubt what to do, and how to come off with co... [ Continue Reading ]
And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king? Ver. 8. _That I may not go fight against the enemies._] This David pretended; but this he would... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou [art] good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle._ Ver. 9. _Thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God._] Thou art both pious and prosperous; _se... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master's servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart. Ver. 10. _Wherefore now rise up early in the morning._] _Matutinum te age in mane,_ get up by peep of day, before the fight begin. Oh,... [ Continue Reading ]
So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel. Ver. 11. _To return into the land of the Philistines._] Not to defend their borders, as Josephus will have it; but to do God service at Ziklag, and there... [ Continue Reading ]