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So David rose up early, he and his men, to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. The Philistines went up to Jezreel.
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A Providential Deliverance
Commentators unanimously view David's dismissal not as a failure but as a great deliverance from God. He was saved from the impossible choice of fighting his own people or betraying his host. Scholars explain that God used the Philistine commanders' suspicions to providentially send David away at the exact time he was needed to save his family in Ziklag, a crisis he was not yet aware of.
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1 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
To return into the land of the Philistines. —No doubt David and his officers rejoiced at their escaping the terrible alternative o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning , &c.] Being as willing and ready to go as the Philistin…
Presbyterian
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, …
