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THE KING OF THE LAND - The Philistines gave him the title which their
own lords bore....
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6. DAVID'S VARIED EXPERIENCES
CHAPTER 21
_ 1. David at Nob with Ahimelech (1 Samuel 21:1)_
2. David's flight to Achish, King of Gath (1 Samuel 21:10)
With this chapter begins the record of David's...
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1 SAMUEL 21. DAVID AT NOB AND GATH.
1 Samuel 21:1 (J). From one of the ancient documents; it is not clear
which of the previous sections finds its sequel here. It is often
connected with 1 Samuel 19:1...
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IS NOT THIS. Compare 1 Samuel 18:7 and 1 Samuel 29:5.
DID THEY NOT... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis.App-6._ Compare 1 Samuel
18:7 and...
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_the king of the land_ The natural exaggeration of popular rumour.
David had appeared as chief leader in the Philistine wars.
_did they not sing_, &c. DO THEY NOT SING. It had become a popular
song....
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David's flight to Gath
10. _and went to Achish_ In the extremity of peril, David was driven
to take refuge among Saul's bitterest enemies, and offer himself as a
servant to Achish (1 Samuel 21:15). He...
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THE KING OF THE LAND— The generality of interpreters suppose, either
that the Philistines knew that David should succeed Saul in the
kingdom, or that by the word _king_ is meant _chief_ or _general._...
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_David At Gath._ 1 Samuel 21:10-15
10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to
Achish the king of Gath.
11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, _Is_ not this David king
o...
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21:11 sing (a-21) As Exodus 32:18 ....
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THE FLIGHT OF DAVID
David first of all flees to Nob, where Ahimelech supplies him with
food and gives him the sword of Goliath. He next takes refuge with
Achish at Gath....
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 21
DAVID GOES TO THE TOWN OF NOB
V1 David went and visited Ahimelech the priest. He lived in the town
of Nob. Ahimelech trembled when he went...
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IS NOT THIS DAVID? — Some expositors have supposed, but quite
needlessly, that it was the sword of Goliath which betrayed the
identity of the hero; but although David in his humility did not
suspect h...
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_[1 Samuel 21:12]_ וַ יֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ עַבְדֵ֤י
אָכִישׁ֙ אֵלָ֔יו...
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CHAPTER XXVIII.
_ DAVID AT NOB AND AT GATH._
1 Samuel 21:1.
WE enter here on a somewhat painful part of David's history. He is not
living so near to God as before; and in consequence his course beco...
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FOOD AND WEAPON: A SIDE STEP
1 Samuel 21:1
David fled to Nob, at the north of the Mount of Olives, where
Ahimelech presided over the relics of the ancient sanctuary. His
suspicions were removed by an...
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Under such trying stress, the land itself seemed too hot to hold
David, and he takes refuge in flight. The story of his period of
exile, with its varied experiences, follows. His movements during this...
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_Land, equal to a king in glory. (Menochius) --- Perhaps they had
heard of the rejection of Saul, and reflected that their own country
belonged to him, according to the terms proposed by Goliath. (Cal...
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(11) And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the
king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances,
saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thous...
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We enter now on a portion of David's history sensibly different from
what we have already had, which closed with the efforts of Jonathan to
restore matters and to attach Saul to him at least openly. J...
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The elect king is now rejected. He repairs to the priest, who gives
him the hallowed bread, according to the sovereign grace of God, who
rises above the ordinances that are connected with blessing, wh...
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AND THE SERVANTS OF ACHISH SAID UNTO HIM,.... Who knew who David was,
and perceiving that he was respected by Achish:
[IS] NOT THIS DAVID THE KING OF THE LAND? of the land of the
Philistines; so some...
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And the servants of Achish said unto him, [Is] not this David the king
of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances,
saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousand...
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_King of the land_ Of Canaan. They call him king, either more
generally for the governor, the most eminent captain and commander,
or, as the king elect, the person designed to be king: for, by this
ti...
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[DAUID AT NOB.]
1 Dauid at Nob, obtaineth of Ahimelech hallowed bread.
7 Doeg was present.
8 Dauid taketh Goliaths sword.
10 Dauid at Gath faineth himselfe madde.
1 THEN came Dauid to Nob, to Ahi...
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And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king
of the land, for as such they designate him on account of his
victorious campaigns, which entirely overshadowed those of Saul? DID...
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DAVID AT GATH...
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David came down to Nob, which was a cause of alarm to Ahimelech the
priest, who asks why he had no man with him. It would seem from the
history here that he had no-one identified with him, yet there m...
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10-15 God's persecuted people have often found better usage from
Philistines than from Israelites. David had reason to put confidence
in Achish, yet he began to be afraid. His conduct was degrading, a...
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THE KING OF THE LAND, or, of this land, i.e. of the land of Canaan.
They call him _king_, either more generally for the governor, as that
word is used DEUTERONOMY 33:5, for the most eminent captain an...
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1 Samuel 21:11 servants H5650 Achish H397 said H559 (H8799) David
H1732 king H4428 land H776 sing H6030 ...
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DAVID THE CHAMPION SLAYER IS HUMILIATED BEFORE THE KING OF GATH (1
SAMUEL 21:8).
It can surely not be a coincidence that in this passage David's
miserable time in Gath is preceded by a reminder of ano...
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CONTENTS: David flees to Ahimelech and Achish.
CHARACTERS: David, Ahimelech, Doeg, Achish.
CONCLUSION: If we would but trust God aright, we would not have to
resort to miserable and dishonoring devi...
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1 Samuel 21:1. _Nob;_ fifteen miles west of Jerusalem, and on the road
to Gath, where the wandering ark now rested. It was a little city of
priests. After they were all murdered, by Saul, the ark was...
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_And he changed his behaviour before them._
DAVID SCRABBLING AT THE GATE
Taking the behaviour of David as a suggestion, I wish to tell you how
many of the wise, and the brave, and the regal sometime...
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_Then came David to Nob._
ALMOST GONE
It is not easy to walk with God.
I. The steps of David’s declension. The first sign of what was
impending was his remark to Jonathan, that there was but a step...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 21:1 David begins his life as a fugitive.
He moves around from place to place, gathering a group of 400 men,
which later increases to 600. Saul is single-minded in his
determ...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 21:10 David apparently had the idea of
serving ACHISH (INTO MY HOUSE, v. 1 Samuel 21:15) as an a
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 21:1. The position of Nob cannot now be determined, only from
Isaiah 10:28, we gather that it was on the road northward between
Jerusalem and Anathoth. Porter i...
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DAVID'S FLIGHT TO NOB, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE PHILISTINES (1 Samuel
21:1.).
EXPOSITION
DAVID'S FLIGHT TO NOB ...
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So David now fled to Nob to Ahimelech who was the priest: and
Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said to him, Why are
you alone, why aren't there men with you? [You know David was a
cap...
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1 Samuel 16:1; 1 Samuel 18:7; 1 Samuel 18:8; 1 Samuel 29:5; Psalms
56:1
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King of the land — Of Canaan. They call him king, either more
generally for the governor, the most eminent captain and commander,
or, as the king elect, the person designed to be king: for, by this
ti...