9<\/strong>. the six hundred men<\/em> ] For a rapid pursuit a small force of picked men was most suitable. Cp. 1Sa 27:2<\/span>. No doubt by this time he had a much larger force at his command.<\/p>\n the brook Besor<\/em> ] The Heb. word is nachal<\/em>, which means a ravine<\/em>, or torrent-bed<\/em>, with a stream at the bottom. The brook Besor is mentioned here only, and has not been identified with certainty. Perhaps it was the Wady es Sherah<\/em>, which runs down to the sea a few miles south of Gaza.<\/p>\n Besor – <\/B>Thought to be the stream of the Wady Sheriah which enters the sea a little south of Gaza.<\/P> <\/p>\n Verse 9<\/span>. The brook Besor<\/B><\/I>] This had its source in the mountain of Idumea, and fell into the Mediterranean Sea beyond Gaza. Some suppose it to have been the same with the river of the wilderness, or the river of Egypt. The sense of this and the following verse is, that when they came to the brook Besor, there were found two<\/I> hundred<\/I> out of his six hundred<\/I> men so spent with fatigue that they could proceed no farther. The baggage or stuff<\/I> was left there, 1Sa 30:24<\/span>, and they were appointed to guard it.<\/P> <\/p>\n 9. came to the brook Besor<\/B>nowWady Gaza, a winter torrent, a little to the south of Gaza. The bankof a stream naturally offered a convenient rest to the soldiers, who,through fatigue, were unable to continue the pursuit.<\/P><\/p>\n So David went, he and the six hundred men that [were] with him<\/strong>,…. Encouraged by the oracle of the Lord:<\/p>\n and came to the brook Besor<\/strong>; which Adrichomius q places in the tribe of Simeon; it is thought to be near Gaza. Aristaeus r speaks of brooks that flowed by Gaza and Ashdod, places that belonged to the Philistines; some take it to be the river of the wilderness in Amos,<\/p>\n [See comments on Am 6:14]<\/span>:<\/p>\n where those that were left behind stayed<\/strong>: or a part of them were left, as the Targum; all the six hundred came to this brook, but two hundred of them were left here, 1Sa 30:10<\/span> shows, and stayed here till the rest returned; for this is not to be understood of any that were left behind at Ziklag, for all came from thence to this brook.<\/p>\n q Theatrum Terrae Sanct. p. 133. r Hist. 72. Interpret. p. 41.<\/p>\n (9) So David went.<\/strong>Immediately on receiving the answer of the Urim, David started in rapid pursuit. The six hundred by no means represented his present force; but these were probably the old band of veteran soldiers, whose speed and endurance he could depend uponmen tried, no doubt, by many a weary night march, by many a rough, wild piece of work. A large contingent even of these veterans could not stand the forced march of their leader on this occasion.<\/p>\n In the words for two hundred abode behind, the narrator anticipated what is told in 1Sa. 30:10<\/span>. It is a proleptical expression, arising from the vivacious description of Davids rapid march with four hundred men (Lange<\/em>). <\/em>The Vulg. paraphrases, or rather seeks to amend the text here: and certain tired ones stayed. The Syriac changes the text into David left two hundred men; these men who had fallen out of the rapid march were gathered together, and kept the baggage and everything that could be left behind at the encampment at the brook Besor. It is to be supposed that owing to the hurried departure, but scanty provision for the forced march was made, hence the falling out through weariness in the course of the rapid advance. The brook Besor cannot be identified with certainty; and Raumer (Palestine<\/em>) <\/em>supposes it to be the Wady Shariah, which falls into the sea below Askelon.<\/p>\n 9<\/strong>. <\/strong> The brook Besor <\/strong> Some have supposed this might be the Wady Sheriah, a few miles to the south of Gaza; but it is more likely to have been far south of this, for Ziklag must have been situated far south of Gaza. Compare 1Sa 27:6<\/span>, note. <\/p>\n Those that were left behind stayed <\/strong> As further explained in 1Sa 30:10<\/span>; 1Sa 30:21<\/span>, two hundred became so faint and weary that they were unable to proceed, and so they stationed themselves on the banks of this wady, and there remained till David and the four hundred returned.<\/p>\n 1Sa 30:9<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>Where those that were left behind, stayed<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> The sense is clearer than the expression. Of the six hundred men who accompanied David, two hundred, worn out with fatigue, (the same as had care of the baggage, 1Sa 30:24<\/span>.) continued by the brook Besor, <\/em>while the other four hundred crossed the brook, and went in pursuit of the enemy. <\/p>\n (9) So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. (10) But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n No doubt after this gracious answer from the Lord, the minds of the people were stayed from any further anger against David. It was no small mercy from the Lord, that he endued the mind of David with meekness, so as not to return railing for railing to the people. But here in the very view of David’s meekness, how is my soul constrained to contemplate thine unequalled meekness, oh thou Lamb of God, when thou wast led to the slaughter, and amidst all the taunts and reproaches of the ungodly, thou wast like a deaf man and heard not, and as one that was dumb who did not open his mouth. Psa 38:13<\/span> . We must not overlook in the case of the third part of his army being faint, the new trial which arose from it to exercise his faith and patience. No doubt the four hundred as well as himself, were not far from the same languor, for they had had a long march when they returned from the camp of Achish. What a state then must the pursuers be in, when they came up to fight with the Amalekites. But Reader! remember, David was now encouraging himself in the Lord his God. It was this that made him in times past victorious, in the case of Goliath, the lion, and the bear. Oh it is sweet to see what a soul can do, who goes forth in the strength of the Lord God. But is there not a spiritual instruction to be gathered here, from the march of David and his faint soldiers? Is not all the army of our Almighty David like the four hundred of David, faint yet pursuing? And doth not our Jesus lead us on, and bear with all our weaknesses, and faintings, and infirmities? Yes, dearest Lord! thou knowest what we are, and whereof we are made, and art leading us on in thy great strength, made perfect in our weakness.<\/p>\n 1Sa 30:9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that [were] with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.<\/p>\n Ver. 9. He and the six hundred men.<\/strong> ] Mighty men, and chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field, 2Sa 17:8 of redoubted and redoubled resolution.<\/p>\n men. Hebrew. ‘ish. App-14. <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 1Sa 23:13 – six hundred 1Sa 25:13 – two hundred 2Sa 2:3 – his men<\/p>\n 1Sa 30:9-10. Where those that were left behind stayed Those that were left to look after the stuff, 1Sa 30:24; who were so tired, that they were not able to march any further. David pursued, he and four hundred men A small number for such an attempt; but David was strong in faith, giving God the glory of his power and faithfulness.<\/p>\n So David went, he and the six hundred men that [were] with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. 9. the six hundred men ] For a rapid pursuit a small force of picked men was most suitable. Cp. 1Sa 27:2. 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