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So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.
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God's Unexpected Providence
Commentators see this event as a powerful emblem of divine providence. Just as Saul was about to capture David, God intervened by using an enemy invasion to orchestrate a rescue. Matthew Henry highlights this as a lesson for believers: trust that God can use even desperate circumstances and unlikely means to deliver His people and fulfill His promises.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Sela-hammahlekoth - See the marginal note. (This has been identified by Conder with a narrow and impassable gorge between El Kolah and Maon,…
19th Century
Anglican
Sela-hammahlekoth. —Literally, as in the margin of our Bibles, the rock (or, still better, the cliff) of div…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore Saul returned from pursuing after David Stopped short at once, as soon as ever he received the message:
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In the midst of his wickedness, Saul affected to speak the language of piety. Such expressions, without suitable effects, can only amuse or deceive…
