Bible Commentary

Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore [then] have ye brought him to me? Ye see the man is mad; and so were Achish and his men too, to be so soon cheated. But this must be ascribed to the wise and powerful providence of God, who, in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 21:14”

And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. 13. changed his behaviour ] Psalms 34. is ascribed by its title to this occasion, but the contents do not bear out the reference. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 21:13”

And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. Lest either their revenge or policy should prompt them to kill him. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole And David laid up these words in his heart,…. Pondered upon them, and thought … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 21:12”

And the servants of Achish said unto him, [Is] not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? 11. the king of the land ] The natural exaggeration of popular rumour. David had appeared … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 21:11”

And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. 10 15. David’s flight to Gath 10. and went to Achish ] In the extremity of peril, David was driven to take refuge among Saul’s bitterest enemies, and offer himself as a servant to Achish ( … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 21:10”

And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it [is here] wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take [it]: for [there is] no other save that here. And David said, [There is] none like that; give it me. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 21:9”

And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste. 1Sa 21:8 The kings business required haste. Haste! Haste! 1. We are always called upon to work as if we had … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 21:8”

Now a certain man of the servants of Saul [was] there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name [was] Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdsmen that [belonged] to Saul. 7. detained before the Lord ] In charge of the priest for some religious purpose such as the fulfilment of a vow, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 21:7”

So the priest gave him hallowed [bread]: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away. 6. the shewbread ] Lit. “the bread of the Presence” (Sept. ), so called because it was solemnly placed as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 21:6”

And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women [have been] kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and [the bread is] in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel. 5. the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 21:5”