The bed—Rather, “the bench” or divan, such as in the East still runs along the wall, furnished with cushions, for those who sit at mea…

And sat upon the bed —That is, upon the divan, or cushioned seat, which usually runs around the walls of rooms in Eastern dwellings. There…

But he refused, and said, I will not eat
Choosing rather to die with famine than by the sword of the Philistines; th…

Those who expect any good counsel or comfort, other than from God and in the way of His ordinances, will be as wretchedly disappointed as Saul. Tho…