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Therefore now rise up early in the morning with the servants of your lord who have come with you; and as soon as you are up early in the morning, and have light, depart.
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A Providential Rejection
Commentators like Albert Barnes and Matthew Henry emphasize that this dismissal was a "merciful interposition of Providence." Though it seemed like a rejection, God was sovereignly delivering David from the terrible moral conflict of fighting against his own people. This event positioned David perfectly to return and save his family, turning a potential disaster into a deliverance.
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1 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
With your master’s servants - The clue to this may be found in 1 Chronicles 12:19–21, where it appears that a considerable numbe…
19th Century
Anglican
With thy master’s servants. —These words have perplexed expositors. It is hardly the expression we would expect Achish to…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore now rise up early with your master's servants that are come with thee Meani…
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David rarely had a greater deliverance than when he was dismissed from such ensnaring service. God's people should always behave in such a way as, …
