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Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
When David was dismissed from the army of the Philistines he did not go over to the camp of Israel, but, being expelled by Saul, observed an exact neutrality, and silently retired to his own city Ziklag, leaving the armies ready to engage. Now here we are told, I. What a melancholy posture he found the city in, all laid waste by the Amalekites,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. What a singular...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire, and had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. They were roving bands of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And had taken the women captives, that [were] therein,.... There being no other to take, the men were gone with David: they slew not any, either great or small; that is, of the women, whether married or unmarried, old, or maidens, or children; which was very much, since David destroyed all that came within his reach, men and women, when he invaded...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
So David and his men came to the city,.... Or however to the place where it had stood, and where it now lay in ruins: and, behold, [it was] burnt with fire; the whole city was laid in ashes: and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives; as it appeared afterwards; for upon their first coming they knew not but they were...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, And their daughters, were taken captives. Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. They were tired and weary after a long march with Achish, and then another long...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. Weary with their marching, they had hoped to rest at home; but now that everything...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then David and the people that [were] with him lifted up their voice,.... In doleful shrieks, and loud lamentations: and wept, until they had no more power to weep; till nature was quite exhausted, and no moisture left; so the Vulgate Latin version, "till tears failed in them"; they could shed no more.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And David's two wives were taken captives,.... Which is observed as one cause of his particular distress, and another follows in 1 Samuel 30:6: Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite: that is, who had been his wife; for he was now dead, 1 Samuel 25:39, and was so before she was married to David; both these came with...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters; but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. He had not only his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, These rough men, who had not all joined him from the best of motives, now turned against him for having left the city defenseless.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And David was greatly distressed,.... Partly for the loss of his two wives, and partly because of the mutiny and murmuring of his men: for the people spake of stoning him; as the Israelites did of Moses and Aaron, Numbers 14:10; the reason of this was, because, as they judged, it was owing to David that they went along with Achish, and left the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. Blessed faith, that finds a secure shelter even amidst the ashes of his burned home, and when even his own followers have turned against him!
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son,.... The son of Ahimelech, who was slain at Nob by the order of Saul, 1 Samuel 22:19; and Abiathar his son, who fled to David with the ephod, on the death of his father, 1 Samuel 22:20, was now high priest in his room; and who it seems was with David when he went with Achish, and returned with...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And David said to Abiathar, the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. Ah! that’s the thing! Bring hither the old family Bible; let us go to prayer about it; down on our knees and tell the Lord the case.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. The Hebrew...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And David inquired of the Lord,.... That is, by Abiathar, who reported his questions to the Lord in his name: saying, shall I pursue after this troop? the large company of the Amalekites, as it appears by what follows they were: shall I overtake them? two questions are here put together, and answers returned to them, contrary to a notion of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. But it is easier said than done. Where are they? How shall they find these fleet Amalekites Who fly away so rapidly?
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
So David went, he and the six hundred men that [were] with him,.... Encouraged by the oracle of the Lord: and came to the brook Besor; 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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. 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. Worse and worse you see! But the case is in God’s hands, and no matter what...