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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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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 23:28
18th Century
Theologian
Sela-hammahlekoth - See the marginal note. (This has been identified by Conder with a narrow and impassable gorge between El Kolah and Maon,…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 23:28
19th Century
Bishop
Sela-hammahlekoth. —Literally, as in the margin of our Bibles, the rock (or, still better, the cliff) of div…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 23:28
17th Century
Pastor
Therefore Saul returned from pursuing after David
Stopped short at once, as soon as ever he received the message:
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 23:19–29
17th Century
Minister
In the midst of his wickedness, Saul affected to speak the language of piety. Such expressions, without suitable effects, can only amuse or deceive…