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Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 17:28

He said, Why camest thou down hither? His passion made him forget that David came by his father's order, in obedience to him, and out of kindness to them. With whom hast thou left those few sheep? Thus he intimates that David was fitter to look after sheep than to fight a giant. I know thy pride Thy false confidence, vain glory, and curiosity. See the folly and wickedness of envy! How groundless its jealousies are, how unjust its censures, how unfair its representations! May God save and preserve us from such a spirit!

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See also 1 Samuel 17:28 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    WHY CAMEST THOU DOWN? - From the heights of Bethlehem to the valley of Elah. THY PRIDE, AND THE NAUGHTINESS OF THINE HEART - See the similar expression, Jeremiah 49. Compare the envy of Jacob’s sons...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    2. DAVID AND GOLIATH CHAPTER 17 _ 1. Goliath of Gath, the Philistine (1 Samuel 17:1)_ 2. David's errand and inquiry (1 Samuel 17:12) 3. David's offer to fight Goliath (1 Samuel 17:31)

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    1 SAMUEL 17:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 18:5. DAVID AND GOLIATH (E, with additione by R). In this section two narratives seem to have been interwoven. For the sake of convenience, we may denote one set of passages...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _the wilderness_ The Heb. word for "wilderness" does not necessarily mean a _barren_district; but a wide open tract used for pasture, as distinguished from arable land. Cp. Psalms 65:12; Joel 1:19-20;...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    David's errand to the camp 12 31. This section is not found in the Vatican MS. of the Sept. On the difficulties it presents, and the question of its genuineness see Note VI. p. 241....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _Saul Sends David to Meet Goliath._ 1 Samuel 17:28-37 28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down h...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND ELIAB HIS ELDEST BROTHER HEARD WHEN HE SPAKE UNTO THE MEN; AND ELIAB'S ANGER WAS KINDLED AGAINST DAVID, AND HE SAID, WHY CAMEST THOU DOWN HITHER? AND WITH WHOM HAST THOU LEFT THOSE FEW SHEEP IN T...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    DAVID SLAYS GOLIATH 1 Samuel 17:1 to 1 Samuel 18:5 is evidently taken from a different document from 1 Samuel 16:14. In 1 Samuel 16:

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE WILDERNESS] answered to our 'downs' or 'common.' It was land suitable for grazing cattle, but not divided up into fields....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 17 DAVID AND GOLIATH V1 The *Philistines gathered their army ready for a battle. They met at Sucoh in the land of *Judah. They camped in the...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND ELIAB’S ANGER WAS KINDLED AGAINST DAVID. — There were probably many years between the ages of the eldest and youngest of these eight brothers, and this jealous anger was, no doubt, no new thing in...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יִּשְׁמַ֤ע אֱלִיאָב֙ אָחִ֣יו הַ גָּדֹ֔ול ב

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XXIV. _ DAVID'S CONFLICT WITH GOLIATH_ 1 Samuel 17:1. THESE irrepressible Philistines were never long recovering from their disasters. The victory of Jonathan had been impaired by the exhaus...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    DAVID UNAWED BY THE GIANT 1 Samuel 17:17 At this juncture David arrived in the camp, sent by Jesse to inquire after the welfare of his three elder sons, who had followed Saul to the war. He also brou...

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

    The story contained in this chapter is one of the most familiar of the Old Testament narratives. It places Saul and David in sharp contrast as each stands out in clear relief. In the presence of the e...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Battle. This speech is too insulting, even though David might seem to have given vent to the sentiments of his soul with too much ardour; particularly as Eliab knew that he had received the royal unc...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (28) And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Now that we have heard the prophet's judgment of king Saul, there follows next the choice of Jehovah. The chapter gives us in a very striking manner the manifest sentence of death on all the thoughts...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _AN UNBROTHERLY BROTHER_ ‘Eliab’s anger was kindled against David.’ 1 Samuel 17:28 I. THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE CHARACTER OF ELIAB WHICH MAKES HIM UNFIT FOR THE OFFICE OF KING.—Eliab seems to have...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The Philistines, that type of the enemy's power, present themselves again with their champion at their head, against whom no one dares to fight. David had returned home, and was living in the simplici...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND ELIAB HIS ELDEST BROTHER HEARD WHEN HE SPAKE UNTO THE MEN,.... Heard the questions he put to them, by which he perceived his inclination: AND ELIAB'S ANGER WAS KINDLED AGAINST DAVID; because what...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in th...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The armies of the Israelites, and Philistines beeing readie to battell, 4 Goliath commeth proudly forth, to chalenge a combate. 12 Dauid sent by his father to visit his brethren, taketh the chalen...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And Eliab, his eldest brother, heard when he spake unto the men, and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither, from the higher ranges near Bethlehem? AND WITH...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    DAVID SENT TO THE CAMP...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    The time comes when both Saul and David are to be publicly proven as regards their fitness to rule over Israel. The Philistines, though previously defeated through Jonathan's faith, return to challeng...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    12-30 Jesse little thought of sending his son to the army at that critical juncture; but the wise God orders actions and affairs, so as to serve his designs. In times of general formality and lukewar...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    ELIAB'S ANGER WAS KINDLED, either because he thought him guilty of intolerable folly, and pride, and presumption, in pretending to such an attempt; or because he feared and concluded he would be certa...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Samuel 17:28 Eliab H446 oldest H1419 brother H251 heard H8085 (H8799) spoke H1696 (H8763) men H582 Eliabs...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    DAVID ARRIVES AT THE BATTLEFIELD AND IS APPALLED THAT ‘THIS UNCIRCUMCISED PHILISTINE' DARES TO DEFY THE ARMIES OF THE LIVING GOD (1 SAMUEL 17:20). Central to the last passage was that Goliath defied ‘...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    1 Samuel 17 Notice: I. David was on God's side. This was a religious war. Goliath fought for Dagon and cursed David by his gods. David fought for Jehovah. Let every child know for certain that he is...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Defiance of Israel by Goliath and David's victory over him. CHARACTERS: God, David, Saul, Goliath, Eliab, Abinadab, Shammah. CONCLUSION: The battle is God's battle. If our confidence is pur...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Samuel 17:4. _There went out a champion, Goliath of Gath;_ a military character well known to the Hebrews. More than thirty years before he had scattered the army of Israel, slain the sons of Eli, a...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Eliab’s anger was kindled against David._ A SERIES OF VICTORIES Hitherto David has had little suffering. Life is made up of trials: the Christian’s course is never free from them: this we are to see...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 17:1 David has been chosen by the Lord, anointed as king privately, and has been serving in Saul’s court. Now, he defeats Goliath and, as a result, becomes publicly known. Da...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITITCAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 17:12. “The full account of the person and family of David tells what we already know from chap. 16, and yet reads as if nothing had been said of his origin. T...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 1 SAMUEL 17:20-9 HE CAME TO THE TRENCH. More probably the barricade, or outer circle of defence for their camp, made of their wagons (see on 1 Samuel 10:22). Strictly the word means a _wag...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Shall we turn in our Bibles to the seventeenth chapter of first Samuel? In the seventeenth chapter of first Samuel, we read where, The Philistines had gathered their armies together [against the child...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 16:13; 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Samuel 17:20; Ecclesiastes 4:4;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Naughtiness — Thy false — confidence, and vain gloried curiosity. See the folly and wickedness of envy! How groundless its jealousies are, how unjust its censures, how unfair it representations? God p...

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