Compare Livy’s history of the battle between the Horatii and Curiatii. This combat, like that one, may have been proposed as a way to avoid the blo…

Helkath-hazzurim is interpreted in the margin “the field of strong men,” but the etymology is very doubtful. Most modern expositor…

And they caught everyone his fellow by the head
By the hair of his head with his hand:

and [thrus…

The nation in general refused David. By this, the Lord trained up His servant for future honor and usefulness; and the tendency of true godliness w…