Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 23:8
And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
Verse 8. Saul called all the people together] That is, all the people of that region or district, that they might scour the country, and hunt out David from all his haunts.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
8. Saul called all the peopletogether to warnot the united tribes of Israel, but theinhabitants of the adjoining districts. This force was raised,probably, on the ostensible pretext of opposing the Philistines,while, in reality, it was secretly to arouse mischief against David.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And Saul called all the people together to war,…. Or “caused [them] to hear” m summoned them by an herald, whom he sent into all parts of the kingdom to proclaim war, and require them in his name to attend him; which was the prerogative of a king to do:
to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men; that was what he privately intended, but the pretence was to make war against the Philistines.
m “fecit audire”, Montanus, Piscator.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(8) And Saul called all the people together.Such a summons to war on the part of the sovereign has been always a royal right. The plea, of course, alleged for this summons was the necessity of an immediate national effort against the hereditary enemies of the people.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
(8) And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. (9) And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
This furnisheth an interesting view of David. In his distress, what doth he do? He doth not take counsel of his friends: he doth not engage anything upon his own strength; but he flies to the Lord: bring hither the ephod. Reader, let us, in all our lesser trials, adopt the same. Whither shall the exercised go with their troubles, but to the Lord? Bring hither, I would say, God’s word, and let me seek counsel there! Oh! it is a very high privilege to have a God in Christ to go to, who is engaged in covenant to deliver his people; and when more likely than when they call upon him?
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
1Sa 23:8 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
Ver. 8. To besiege David and his men. ] Rather than to pursue the Philistines. So the Pope publisheth his Croysados against the Protestants; holding them greater enemies than are the Turks: witness his wars against the Waldenses in France, and the Hussites in Germany.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Reciprocal: 1Sa 23:10 – destroy the city