1 Samuel 22:17 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

The footmen. —“Footmen,” literally runners. These “guards,” or “lictors,” were men who ran by the royal chariot as an esc…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And the king said to the footmen that stood about him
Or the "runners" ^F6 ; the running footmen, that use…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Observe the nature of jealous malice and its contemptible schemes. Saul considers everyone around him his enemies because they do not simply agree …

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