1 Samuel 16:5 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

And he said, "Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD; consecrate yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice." And he consecrated Jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice. —The answer at once reassured the villagers. He had simply come to perform the usual r…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And he said, peaceably I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord ,
&c.] Which he could say with truth, it being one end o…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

It appears that Saul had grown very wicked. Of what would he not be guilty, who dared to think of killing Samuel? The elders of Bethlehem trembled …

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