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and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people who were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
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God's Provision in Crisis
Commentators see this event as a clear sign of God's providential care. Just when David was betrayed by his own son and fleeing into the wilderness, God moved the hearts of strangers to provide for his every need. This demonstrates that even in our darkest moments, God can raise up unexpected sources of comfort and support to sustain His people.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Cheese of cows - Or, as others suggest, “milch cows,” which is more in accordance with the context, being paired with “sheep,” and is somewh…
19th Century
Anglican
Cheese of kine. —A word occurring only here, and of uncertain meaning. The English version follows the Chaldee, Syriac, and Rabbin…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And honey and butter Honey was much in use with the ancients; Homer F2 speaks of it as a part of the prov…
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