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John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 29:8

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 not have done for any good: so that he evidently flattereth and glosseth with Achish. The best have their frailties, not a few: Nimis augusta res est, nuspiam errare.

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See also 1 Samuel 29:8 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Samuel 29:8. _DAVID SAID - WHAT HAVE I DONE?_] Dr. Chandler and others may say what they will to make David act a _consistent_ part in this business; but it is most evident, whatever his _int...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    See 1 Samuel 29:10 note....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    8. DAVID AND ACHISH AND ZIKLAG DESTROYED AND AVENGED CHAPTER 29 _ 1. The objections of the Philistine lords (1 Samuel 29:1)_ 2. Achish dismisses David (1 Samuel 29:6) While David's enemy, Saul, hea...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    1 SAMUEL 29-31., 2 SAMUEL 1:1 (J). SUBSTANTIALLY THESE SECTIONS ARE A CONTINUOUS NARRATIVE FROM THE SAME DOCUMENT. XXIX. David is Dismissed from the Philistine Army. Continues 1 Samuel 28:1 ff. As th...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WITH THEE. before thee....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND DAVID SAID—WHAT HAVE I DONE? &C.— Dr. Chandler observes, that "this answer was prudent, and such as became the circumstances in which he then stood; but promised nothing, and was only in general,...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _David Departs from Achish._ 1 Samuel 29:8-11 8 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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _WHEREFORE NOW RETURN, AND GO IN PEACE, THAT THOU DISPLEASE NOT THE LORDS OF THE PHILISTINES._ No JFB commentary on these verses....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    DAVID DISALLOWED FROM FIGHTING WITH THE PHILISTINES 1. Jezreel] the plain between Gilboa and Little Hermon....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND DAVID SAID UNTO ACHISH, BUT WHAT HAVE I DONE? — David’s words have a ring of falseness in them; he never contemplated fighting in the ranks against Israel, and yet he speaks thus. The generous con...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל ־אָכִ֗ישׁ כִּ֣י מֶ֤ה

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    UNDER JUST SUSPICION 1 Samuel 29:1 David was in a strait! To what a plight had eighteen months of deceit brought him! He had no alternative other than to follow King Achish to battle, but it must hav...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    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 (e) not go fight against the enemies of my lord the...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    6-11 David scarcely ever had a greater deliverance than when dismissed from such insnaring service. God's people should always behave themselves so, as, if possible, to get the good word of all they h...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    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 haza...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Samuel 29:8 David H1732 said H559 (H8799) Achish H397 done H6213 (H8804) day H3117 found H4672 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Samuel 29:6. _As the Lord liveth._ It is very remarkable that Achish should swear by Jehovah. David, it would seem, had converted him to this confession of faith; and therefore he regarded David as...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 29:1 The story backtracks to right after 1 Samuel 28:2, partially repeating 1 Samuel 28:1

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 29:8 FIGHT AGAINST THE ENEMIES OF MY LORD THE KING. The identity of “my lord the king” is perhaps deliberately unclear. On the surface the phrase refers to Achish, but it is...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— “Aphek.” This place must either have been situated in the plain of Jezreel or Esdraelon, or on the road thither, and therefore must not be confounded with the cities men...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 12:3; 1 Samuel 17:29; 1 Samuel 20:8; 1 Samuel 26:18; 1 S

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    David said &c. — This was deep dissimulation and flattery, no way to be justified. None knows, how strong a temptation they are in to compliment and dissemble, which they are in who attend great men....

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