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Then said David, You shall not do so, my brothers, with that which Yahweh has given to us, who has preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.
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All Blessings Flow from God
Commentators emphasize that David's core argument was theological. He reminded his men that the victory and the spoil were not earned by their own might but were a gift from God. As John Gill and Matthew Henry point out, because God is the giver of all abundance, believers are called to be generous and fair with what they have received, rather than hoarding it for themselves.
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1 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
You shall not do so, my brothers. —Translate “Do not so, my brothers, with that which the Lord has given us,” that is, “i…
Baptist
Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said David, you shall not do so, my brethren Though he saw through their wickedness, and disapproved of the bad…
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Presbyterian
What God gives us, He intends that we should do good with. In distributing the spoil, David was just and kind. Those are men of Belial indeed, who …