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David went there to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said to the king of Moab, Please let my father and my mother come forth, [and be] with you, until I know what God will do for me.
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Honor Your Parents
Commentators like Matthew Henry and John Gill emphasize David's profound filial piety. Even while on the run for his life and leading a band of men, his first priority was to secure a safe and quiet place for his aged parents. This serves as a powerful example for believers to honor their parents, consulting their ease and satisfaction regardless of their own circumstances or busyness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Mizpeh of Moab - A reasonable conjecture connects it with “Zophim” (a word from the same root as Mizpeh) on the top of Pisgah ([Reference Nu…
19th Century
Anglican
Mizpeh.—This particular Mizpeh is mentioned nowhere else. The word means a watch tower; it was probably some mountain for…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab So called to distinguish it from a place of the same name in the land of Isr…
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