And the king said to the guards who were attending him, “Turn around and put the priests of the Lord to death, because their hand also is with David and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not inform me.” But the servants of the king were unwilling to reach out with their hands to attack the priests of the Lord.
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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 …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott