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Achish answered David, I know that you are good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
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A Rejection Becomes a Rescue
Matthew Henry points out that this dismissal, which might have felt like a rejection to David, was actually a great deliverance from God. It providentially saved David from the impossible and 'ensnaring' situation of having to fight against his own people, Israel. God used the Philistine princes' suspicion for David's ultimate good.
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1 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
As an angel of God. —Again a simile, which Achish most likely borrowed from Hebrew thought, and made use of in his gracef…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Achish answered and said to David In reply to the questions:
I know that thou [art] good in m…
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, …
