1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 21:1 David begins his life as a fugitive. He moves around from place to place, gathering a group of 400 men, which later increases to 600. Saul is single-minded in his determination to kill David. He destroys the priests of Nob for innocently aiding David, and whenever he g... [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 21:2 THE KING HAS CHARGED ME. David deceived Ahimelech the priest by implying that he (David) was on official business for the king. David’s deception would result in the deaths of Ahimelech and the priests at Nob (1 Samuel 22:9; 1 Samuel 22:22). Though David normally acted... [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 21:4 COMMON BREAD, which might be eaten by anyone, is distinguished from HOLY BREAD, which, like sacrifices, could be eaten only by the “clean” (e.g., Leviticus 10:10). Sexual contact was one source of uncleanness (Exodus 19:15; Leviticus 15:18), especially on a military ex... [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 21:7 DOEG. See 1 Samuel 22:9. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 21:10 David apparently had the idea of serving ACHISH (INTO MY HOUSE, v. 1 Samuel 21:15) as an anonymous mercenary, but he was recognized. It is not clear why they called David “king.” They may have been speaking ironically, mocking David. Or perhaps the Philistines used th... [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 21:14 YOU SEE THE MAN IS MAD. David pretended to be insane, and Achish was convinced of it. God was continuing to protect David. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]