1 Samuel 29:5 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | ASV

Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands?

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Of whom they sang. —The folk-songs, which had originally excited Saul’s jealousy of the young hero David, were current among the P…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

[Is] not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances Long ago:

saying, Saul slew his thousa…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

David waited with a secret hope that the Lord would help him out of his difficulty. But he seems to have been influenced too much by the fear of ma…