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Verse 1 Samuel 21:9. _THE SWORD OF GOLIATH_] It has already been
conjectured (see 1 Samuel 17:1) that the sword of Goliath was laid up
as a trophy in the tabernacle....
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WRAPPED IN A CLOTH BEHIND THE EPHOD - Rather, “in the cloak,”
Goliath’s military cloak, which was part of the dedicated trophy.
The ephod was naturally hung up where the high priest alone could get
at...
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6. DAVID'S VARIED EXPERIENCES
CHAPTER 21
_ 1. David at Nob with Ahimelech (1 Samuel 21:1)_
2. David's flight to Achish, King of Gath (1 Samuel 21:10)
With this chapter begins the record of David's...
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1 SAMUEL 21. DAVID AT NOB AND GATH.
1 Samuel 21:1 (J). From one of the ancient documents; it is not clear
which of the previous sections finds its sequel here. It is often
connected with 1 Samuel 19:1...
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BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6....
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_behind the ephod_ Hung up in a secure place, behind the most sacred
part of the high-priestly vestments. It was probably dedicated as a
memorial of the victory on the conclusion of the Philistine war...
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THE SWORD OF GOLIATH— It was the custom among the pagans to
consecrate in their temples the spoils of their enemies; but it does
not appear from the face of the history, that this sword of Goliath's
h...
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David's Flight to Gath, 1 Samuel 21:1-15.
_David At Nob._ 1 Samuel 21:1-9
Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was
afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why _ar...
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_AND THE PRIEST SAID, THE SWORD OF GOLIATH THE PHILISTINE, WHOM THOU
SLEWEST IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH, BEHOLD, IT IS HERE WRAPPED IN A CLOTH
BEHIND THE EPHOD: IF THOU WILT TAKE THAT, TAKE IT: FOR THERE I...
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THE FLIGHT OF DAVID
David first of all flees to Nob, where Ahimelech supplies him with
food and gives him the sword of Goliath. He next takes refuge with
Achish at Gath....
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 21
DAVID GOES TO THE TOWN OF NOB
V1 David went and visited Ahimelech the priest. He lived in the town
of Nob. Ahimelech trembled when he went...
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THE SWORD OF GOLIATH THE PHILISTINE. — It was in safe guardianship,
that trusty sword of the mightiest of the Philistines, stained perhaps
with the blood of the brave but unworthy priests, Hophni and...
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_[1 Samuel 21:10]_ וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר הַ כֹּהֵ֗ן
חֶרֶב֩...
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CHAPTER XXVIII.
_ DAVID AT NOB AND AT GATH._
1 Samuel 21:1.
WE enter here on a somewhat painful part of David's history. He is not
living so near to God as before; and in consequence his course beco...
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FOOD AND WEAPON: A SIDE STEP
1 Samuel 21:1
David fled to Nob, at the north of the Mount of Olives, where
Ahimelech presided over the relics of the ancient sanctuary. His
suspicions were removed by an...
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Under such trying stress, the land itself seemed too hot to hold
David, and he takes refuge in flight. The story of his period of
exile, with its varied experiences, follows. His movements during this...
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And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou
slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it [is here] wrapped in a cloth
behind the (g) ephod: if thou wilt take that, take [it]: for...
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_This. Chaldean observes, he gave this sword "after he had consulted
the Lord with the ephod." In a just war, the ornaments of the temples
may be used. Pro republic i plerumque templa nudantur. (Senec...
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(8) And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine
hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my
weapons with me, because the king's business required haste. (9) An...
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We enter now on a portion of David's history sensibly different from
what we have already had, which closed with the efforts of Jonathan to
restore matters and to attach Saul to him at least openly. J...
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_GOLIATH’S SWORD_
‘And David said unto Abimelech, And is there not here under thine
hand spear or sword?’ etc.
1 Samuel 21:8
The token of the victories of youth. There is nothing like that—no
such...
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The elect king is now rejected. He repairs to the priest, who gives
him the hallowed bread, according to the sovereign grace of God, who
rises above the ordinances that are connected with blessing, wh...
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AND THE PRIEST SAID, THE SWORD OF GOLIATH THE PHILISTINE, WHOM THOU
SLEWEST IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH,.... See 1 Samuel 17:2;
BEHOLD, IT [IS HERE] WRAPPED IN A CLOTH BEHIND THE EPHOD; the garment
of the...
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And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou
slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it [is here] wrapped in a cloth
behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take [it]: for [the...
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_The king's business required haste_ He pretended to Ahimelech, that
the reason why he had not brought his sword or any weapon with him
was, because he had not time to go to his house; the king pressi...
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[DAUID AT NOB.]
1 Dauid at Nob, obtaineth of Ahimelech hallowed bread.
7 Doeg was present.
8 Dauid taketh Goliaths sword.
10 Dauid at Gath faineth himselfe madde.
1 THEN came Dauid to Nob, to Ahi...
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And the priest said, The sword of Goliath, the Philistine, whom thou
slewest in the Valley of Elah, 1 Samuel 17:2, BEHOLD, IT IS HERE
WRAPPED IN A CLOTH BEHIND THE EPHOD, deposited for safe-keeping in...
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DAVID AT NOB...
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David came down to Nob, which was a cause of alarm to Ahimelech the
priest, who asks why he had no man with him. It would seem from the
history here that he had no-one identified with him, yet there m...
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1-9 David, in distress, fled to the tabernacle of God. It is great
comfort in a day of trouble, that we have a God to go to, to whom we
may open our cases, and from whom we may ask and expect directi...
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BEHIND THE EPHOD, i.e. behind that holy place allotted for the keeping
of the sacred or priestly garments; all which are here comprehended
under the _ephod_; which, as the chief of the kind, is put fo...
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DAVID THE CHAMPION SLAYER IS HUMILIATED BEFORE THE KING OF GATH (1
SAMUEL 21:8).
It can surely not be a coincidence that in this passage David's
miserable time in Gath is preceded by a reminder of ano...
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1 Samuel 21:8
The token of the victories of youth. There is nothing like that no
such talisman, no such weapon as that to be borne or wielded no marvel
that David rejoices to hear it is within reach....
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CONTENTS: David flees to Ahimelech and Achish.
CHARACTERS: David, Ahimelech, Doeg, Achish.
CONCLUSION: If we would but trust God aright, we would not have to
resort to miserable and dishonoring devi...
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1 Samuel 21:1. _Nob;_ fifteen miles west of Jerusalem, and on the road
to Gath, where the wandering ark now rested. It was a little city of
priests. After they were all murdered, by Saul, the ark was...
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_And David said, There is none like that: give it me._
GOLIATH’S SWORD
I. First, then, the history of Goliath’s sword. See it, in the first
instance, hanging at the giant’s side. The man himself is m...
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_Then came David to Nob._
ALMOST GONE
It is not easy to walk with God.
I. The steps of David’s declension. The first sign of what was
impending was his remark to Jonathan, that there was but a step...
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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
determ...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 21:1. The position of Nob cannot now be determined, only from
Isaiah 10:28, we gather that it was on the road northward between
Jerusalem and Anathoth. Porter i...
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DAVID'S FLIGHT TO NOB, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE PHILISTINES (1 Samuel
21:1.).
EXPOSITION
DAVID'S FLIGHT TO NOB ...
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So David now fled to Nob to Ahimelech who was the priest: and
Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said to him, Why are
you alone, why aren't there men with you? [You know David was a
cap...
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1 Samuel 17:2; 1 Samuel 17:50; 1 Samuel 17:51; 1 Samuel 31:10;...
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Ephod — That is, behind that holy place allotted for the keeping of
the sacred, or priestly garments; all which are here comprehended
under the ephod; which, as the chief is put for all the rest. Here...
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Was Goliath’s armor kept in David’s tent or in Nob?
PROBLEM: In this text the sword of Goliath was located in Nob (cf. v.
1). However, in 1 Samuel 17:54 it says David “put his [Goliath’s]
armor in hi...