Then all the wicked and base fellows among the men who had gone with David said, "Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil which we have recovered, except that each man may lead away his wife and children, and depart."

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial. —The scene related here chronicles an act of greed and of heartless c…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then answered all the wicked men, and [men] of Belial, of
those that went with David

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

What God gives us, He intends that we should do good with. In distributing the spoil, David was just and kind. Those are men of Belial indeed, who …

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