The hold - Not the same place named in 2 Samuel 5:7, 9, but probably the cave (or hold) of Adullam (2 Samuel 23:13).…

When the Philistines heard. —After this general summary, the narrative goes back to take up detailed events in their order. First …

But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David,

To thrust h…

But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David
king over Israel
That the…

The Philistines did not consider that David had the presence of God with him, which Saul had forfeited and lost. The kingdom of the Messiah, as soo…