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But he princes of the Philistines were angry with him; and the princes of the Philistines said to him, Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where you have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us: for with what should this [fellow] reconcile himself to his lord? should it not be with the heads of these men?
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God's Unlikely Rescue
Commentators see this as a prime example of God's providence. David was in a morally impossible situation, about to fight against his own people. God intervened by using the Philistine princes' animosity and suspicion to rescue David from this dilemma. As Matthew Henry notes, their dislike befriended him when no friend could have provided such a kindness.
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1 Samuel
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 29:4
19th Century
Bishop
Go down. —This is a technical military expression, used constantly, on account of the necessity of the troops descending from the …
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 29:4
17th Century
Pastor
And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him
With Achish, for giving such a character of David, and taking…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 29:1–5
17th Century
Minister
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…