Now then, please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, may He accept an offering; but if it is people, cursed are they before the Lord, because they have driven me out today so that I would have no share in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
Commentaries
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If the Lord has stirred you up - The meaning is clear from the preceding history. An “evil spirit from God troubling him” was the beginning …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Let him accept an offering. The words here are difficult ones from a theological point of view. If, however, we are content to int…
John Gill
JohnGill
Now therefore, I pray you, let my lord the king hear the
words of his servant
Wheth…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
David reasoned seriously and affectionately with Saul. Those who forbid our attendance on God's ordinances do what they can to estrange us from God…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes