But the Philistine commanders were angry. “Send him back to the town you’ve given him!” they demanded. “He can’t go into the battle with us. What if he turns against us in battle and becomes our adversary? Is there any better way for him to reconcile himself with his master than by handing our heads over to him?
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Go down. —This is a technical military expression, used constantly, on account of the necessity of the troops descending from the …
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him
With Achish, for giving such a character of David, and taking…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
David waited with a secret hope that the Lord would help him out of his difficulty. But he seems to have been influenced too much by the fear of ma…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott