Then said the princes of the Philistines, What [do] these Hebrews [here]? Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, Isn`t this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or [rather] these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell away [to me] to this day?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

He fell to me - The regular word for deserting and going over to the other side. See Jeremiah 37:13; Jeremiah 38:19.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

These days, or these years. —An indefinite expression of time. The versions have translated it in various ways. The English Versio…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then said the princes of the Philistines
To Achish; not those of the court of Achish, who were his subjects, but the…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

David waited with a secret hope that the Lord would help him out of his difficulty. But he seems to have been influenced too much by the fear of ma…

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