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David said to him, To whom belong you? and whence are you? He said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.
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A Call to Compassion
All commentators highlight the Amalekite master's cruelty in abandoning his sick servant. Spurgeon notes that such behavior is shameful and unfit for God's people. This incident serves as a powerful reminder of the Christian call to show compassion to the vulnerable and distressed, reflecting God's character rather than the world's callousness.
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1 Samuel
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19th Century
Baptist
So David went, he and the his hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. But David …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And David said unto him, to whom [belongest] thou ? &c.] To what country or people? and to whom among them?
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Presbyterian
If in all our ways, even when, as in this case, there can be no doubt they are just, we acknowledge God, we may expect that He will direct our step…
