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And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days; when I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was but a common journey; how much more then to-day shall their vessels be holy?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The vessels of the young men... This refers to their clothes (Deuteronomy 22:5), wallets, or other articles that could be Leviti…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The vessels.—Their clothes and light, portable baggage, answering to the modern “knapsack.” The Vulgate renders the Hebrew word as…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And David answered the priest, and said to him
In reply to the case of the young men his servants, and of himself to…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

David, in distress, fled to the tabernacle of God. It is a great comfort in a day of trouble that we have a God to approach, to whom we may share o…

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