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John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 23:12

Then said David, will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?.... That is, the lords and great men of the place, the governor of the city, and the heads of it, the chief magistrates in it:

and the Lord said, they will deliver [thee] up: that is, provided he stayed there; for the Lord knew the dispositions and affections of their minds, that they were inclined to do it, and would do it, if he continues among them till Saul came down; which showed the great ingratitude of this people to their deliverer.

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See also 1 Samuel 23:12 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Samuel 23:12. 1 Samuel 23:11....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The conduct of the men of Keilah would be like that of the men of Judah to Samson their deliverer Judges 15:10....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 23 _ 1. The victory over the Philistines at Keilah (1 Samuel 23:1)_ 2. In the wilderness of Ziph (1 Samuel 23:14) 3. Saul's return (1 Samuel 23:27) Keilah was about six miles sou

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    1 SAMUEL 23. DAVID ESCAPES FROM SAUL (J). 1 Samuel 23:1. David hears that the Philistines are raiding the territory of Keilah (p. 31), a little S. of Adullam. He ascertains by oracles, probably using...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _They will deliver thee up_ With the cowardice and ingratitude of thorough selfishness. Cp. Judges 15:10-13....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The treachery of the Keilites 7. _hath delivered him_ Lit. _hath rejected him and delivered him_. So blind was Saul as to imagine that it was not himself but David whom God had rejected. The Sept. re...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND THE LORD SAID, THEY WILL DELIVER THEE UP— One would imagine, that this extraordinary success, in the deliverance of so great a city, might have secured David a safe retreat among the men of Keilah...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _David's and Jonathan's Meeting._ 1 Samuel 23:7-18 7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a tow...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THEN SAID DAVID, WILL THE MEN OF KEILAH DELIVER ME AND MY MEN INTO THE HAND OF SAUL? AND THE LORD SAID, THEY WILL DELIVER THEE UP._ No JFB commentary on these verses....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    DAVID DELIVERS KEILAH AND AFTERWARDS RETIRES TO THE WILDERNESS OF ZIPH AND MAON 6. _With_ AN EPHOD IN HIS HAND] This is inserted to explain how it was that David was able to enquire of the LORD: see...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 23 DAVID SAVES THE TOWN OF KEILAH V1 Someone told David that the *Philistines were attacking the town of Keilah. And they were stealing the g...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד הֲ יַסְגִּ֜רוּ בַּעֲלֵ֧י...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XXX. _ DAVID AT KEILAH, ZIPH, AND MAON._ 1 Samuel 23:1. THE period of David's life shortly sketched in this chapter, must have been full of trying and exciting events. If we knew all the det...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    SUCCESS AND SAFETY UNDER GOD'S GUIDANCE 1 Samuel 23:1 We learn here that those who are called to walk in the maze of human life need to look constantly upward for direction. “It is not in man that wa...

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

    The series of happenings recorded in this chapter reveals most vividly the appalling condition of affairs in the kingdom. Saul, still nominally king, filled with hatred for David, was devoting all hi...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Up. God had only answered the first question before. He now informs David, that it is the intention of the men of Ceila to deliver him into the hands of Saul, who was preparing to attack their city, a...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (10) Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. (11) Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his ha...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _‘IN PERILS AMONG FALSE BRETHREN’_ ‘They will deliver thee up.… God delivered him not into Saul’s hand.’ 1 Samuel 23:12; 1 Samuel 23:14 I. BASE INGRATITUDE.—The treachery of the people of Keilah wa...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    David, despised as he may be, is the king and saviour of the people; he puts the Philistines to flight with great slaughter. He finds nothing but treachery in Israel, of which Saul makes use in the ho...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver [thee] up. Ver. 12. _Will the men of Keilah._] Here is a second inquiry. God...

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

    _The Lord said, They will deliver thee up_ God saw the base and cowardly disposition of the inhabitants of Keilah, who, though they had been so lately delivered by David, yet would have given him up,...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Dauid enquiring of the Lord by Abiathar, rescueth Keilah. 7 God shewing him the comming of Saul and the trecherie of the Keilites, he escapeth from Keilah. 14 In Ziph Ionathan commeth and comforte...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Then said David, repeating his first question, WILL THE MEN, the citizens, OF KEILAH DELIVER ME AND MY MEN INTO THE HAND OF SAUL? AND THE LORD SAID, THEY WILL DELIVER THEE UP. Instead of taking the pa...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    David's Rescue of Keilah...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    David remains devoted to his people Israel. It is disturbing to him to hear that the Philistines were fighting against Keilah and robbing grain from the threshing floors. Saul shows no concern for the...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    DELIVER ME: _ Heb._ shut up...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    7-13 Well might David complain of his enemies, that they rewarded him evil for good, and that for his love they were his adversaries. Christ was used thus basely. David applied to his great Protector...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    To wit, if thou abidest there; for God saw their hearts, their purposes and passions, their aversion from David, and their affections to Saul, and knew better than themselves what they would do in tha...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Samuel 23:12 David H1732 said H559 (H8799) men H1167 Keilah H7084 deliver H5462 (H8686) men H582 hand...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SAUL LEARNS THAT DAVID AND HIS MEN ARE GATHERED IN KEILAH AND SUMMONS THE TRIBES SO AS TO CAPTURE HIM (1 SAMUEL 23:6). When news reached Saul that David and his men had delivered Keilah from the hands...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SECTION 4 SUBSECTION B. DAVID DELIVERS KEILAH FROM AN INVASION BY THE PHILISTINES, IS VISITED BY JONATHAN, AND EVADES CAPTURE BY SAUL (1 SAMUEL 23:1) a David Delivers Keilah From An Invasion By The...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Wanderings and adventures of David. CHARACTERS: God, David, Saul, Jonathan, Abiathar. CONCLUSION: Whatever befalls us, if we acknowledge God in all our ways and seek direction from Him, Go...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Samuel 23:1. _Keilah,_ a walled town in the south of Judah, near the sources of the brook Besor. 1 Samuel 23:4. _David enquired of the Lord yet again._ Gideon also asked a double sign in time of fe...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _They will deliver thee up._ THE MEN OF KEILAH When first; introduced to us here, David is represented as being reduced to great straits by the malignant hostility of Saul. But although David’s condi...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Arise, go down to Keilah._ THE TRAINING IN THE WILDERNESS The contrast between David at Nob or Gath and at Hareth and Keilah is most marked. 1. It is God’s will he desires to know (1 Samuel 23:4)....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES 1 Samuel 23:9. “It is evident from these verses that when the will of God was sought through the Urim and Thummim, the person making the inquiry placed the matter before...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    ADVENTURES OF DAVID AT KEILAH AND IN THE WILDERNESS OF ZIPH (1 Samuel 23:1). EXPOSITION DAVID RESCUES KEILAH, BUT HAS

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they're robbing their threshingfloors. So David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philisti...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 23:7; Ecclesiastes 9:14; Ecclesiastes 9:15; Hebrews 4:13;...

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