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God's Miraculous Power
Commentators emphasize that the victory was clearly supernatural. The fact that the 400 men who escaped were equal in number to David's entire attacking force demonstrates the massive size of the Amalekite army. As Charles Spurgeon notes, 'manifestly, God was with these valiant men, or else they would have been completely outnumbered.'
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 30:17
19th Century
Bishop
From twilight even unto the evening of the next day. —Keil thinks the fighting went on from the evening twilight until th…
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Samuel 30:9–17
19th Century
Preacher
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 …
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 30:17
17th Century
Pastor
And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening
of the next day
As there are two twilights, …
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 30:16–20
17th Century
Minister
Sinners are nearest to ruin when they cry, Peace and safety, and put the evil day far from them. Nor does anything give our spiritual enem…