A DIGEST OF CHAPTER 27
1 Samuel 27:1-7
_David again in Gath._ David's return to Philistia has been called a
lapse of faith. He had been told by the prophet Gad not to flee
outside the borders of Israel. David must have given up hope of living
safely in Israel. He disobeyed God's commandment and re... [ Continue Reading ]
David's Second Flight to Gath, 1 Samuel 27:1-12.
_David Again in Gath._ 1 Samuel 27:1-7
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of
Saul: _there is_ nothing better for me than that I should speedily
escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me,
t... [ Continue Reading ]
_David's Pretended Campaign Against Judah._ 1 Samuel 27:8-12
8 And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the
Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those _nations were_ of old the
inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of
Egypt.
9 And David smote the land... [ Continue Reading ]