Bible Commentary

And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou [art] good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle. 9. I know that, &c.] Better, I know it, for, &c. as an angel of God … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 29:9”

And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king? 8. And David said, &c.] A hypocritical answer, designed to confirm Achish … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 29:8”

Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines. Wherefore now return,…. To Ziklag: and go in peace; not only in a peaceable manner, easy and satisfied, as David was at his very heart to hear this, but all prosperity and happiness attend thee; the Jews n distinguish … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 29:7”

Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, [as] the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host [is] good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 29:6”

[Is] not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands? 5. of whom they sang ] “Of whom they sing one to another in the dances;” i.e. in popular songs at festivals. See on 1Sa 21:11. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 29:5”

And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 29:4”

Then said the princes of the Philistines, What [do] these Hebrews [here]? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, [Is] not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell [unto … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 29:3”

And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish. 2. And the lords, &c.] Render, Now the lords were passing on. The narrative now goes back to a point of time during the march of the Philistine army northwards, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 29:2”

Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which [is] in Jezreel. Ch. 1Sa 29:1-5. The Philistine lords’ distrust of David 1. Now the Philistines, &c. The narrative of 1Sa 28:1-2 is resumed, with a further description of the positions of the armies before the battle. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 29:1”

And she brought [it] before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night. Verse 25. They rose up, and went away that night.] The transactions of this chapter occupy one night only. 1. Saul came by night to En-dor, 1Sa 28:8. 2. He consulted the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 28:25”