Bible Commentary

And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, [that] he came down [with] an ephod in his hand. 6. fled to David to Keilah ] Since ( a) it is implied by 1Sa 22:20 that Abiathar joined David before the expedition to Keilah: and ( b) the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 23:6”

So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. Verse 5. Brought away their cattle] The forage and spoil which the Philistines had taken, driving the country before them round about Keilah. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 23:5”

Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand. 1Sa 23:4-26 Arise, go down to Keilah. The training in the wilderness The contrast between David at Nob or Gath and at Hareth and Keilah is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 23:4”

And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? 3. here in Judah ] Keilah belonged to the tribe of Judah (Jos 15:44): so that Judah must here be used in a limited sense of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 23:3”

Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah. 2. inquired of the Lord ] Through the high-priest Abiathar. See on 1Sa 23:6. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges If Gad was with David … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 23:2”

Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors. 1Sa 23:1-6. The rescue of Keilah 1. Then they told David ] Simply, And they told. There is no mark of time. The appeal to David shews that he was growing to be regarded as the champion of Israel. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 23:1”

Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou [shalt be] in safeguard. 23. he that seeketh my life ] Our lives are both in danger from one common enemy, so that our interests will be identical. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 22:23”

And David said unto Abiathar, I knew [it] that day, when Doeg the Edomite [was] there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned [the death] of all the persons of thy father’s house. 22. I have occasioned, &c.] David’s conscience pricks him for having been, even indirectly, the cause of so great a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 22:22”

And Abiathar showed David that Saul had slain the LORD’s priests. And Abiathar showed David that Saul had slain the Lord’s priests. Of which perhaps he had not as yet heard; though tidings of such a nature generally fly swiftly; and a sorrowful shocking account he had to give, and which was so to David. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 22:21”

And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David. 20 23. Abiathar’s escape to David 20. Abiathar ] Possibly Abiathar had remained at Nob in charge of the Tabernacle, and got timely warning of the approach of Doeg’s ruffians. Henceforward he was the companion of David’s … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 22:20”