Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
1 Samuel 29:6
As the Lord liveth - The swearing by Yahweh seems strange in the mouth of a Philistine. But probably not the very words, but only the sense of this and such like speeches, is preserved.
As the Lord liveth - The swearing by Yahweh seems strange in the mouth of a Philistine. But probably not the very words, but only the sense of this and such like speeches, is preserved.
Verse 1 Samuel 29:6. _THOU HAST BEEN UPRIGHT_] So he thought, for as yet he had not heard of the above transaction; David having given him to understand that he had been fighting against Israel....
8. DAVID AND ACHISH AND ZIKLAG DESTROYED AND AVENGED CHAPTER 29 _ 1. The objections of the Philistine lords (1 Samuel 29:1)_ 2. Achish dismisses David (1 Samuel 29:6) While David's enemy, Saul, hea...
1 SAMUEL 29-31., 2 SAMUEL 1:1 (J). SUBSTANTIALLY THESE SECTIONS ARE A CONTINUOUS NARRATIVE FROM THE SAME DOCUMENT. XXIX. David is Dismissed from the Philistine Army. Continues 1 Samuel 28:1 ff. As th...
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah_. App-4. EVIL. Hebrew ra'a. App-44. THE LORDS FAVOUR THEE NOT. " thou art not good in the eyes of the princes". See 1 Samuel 29:1....
David dismissed from the army 6. _as the Lord liveth_ Either the exact wording of the speech is due to the historian, or Achish, to convince David of his sincerity, swears by the God of Israel. _tho...
SURELY, AS THE LORD LIVETH— It is observable, that Achish on this occasion makes use of that form of swearing which obtained among the Jews, _as the Lord liveth;_ from which some have concluded, that...
_David Challenged by the Lords of the Philistines._ 1 Samuel 29:1-7 Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which _is_ in Jezreel. 2...
_THEN ACHISH CALLED DAVID, AND SAID UNTO HIM, SURELY, AS THE LORD LIVETH, THOU HAST BEEN UPRIGHT, AND THY GOING OUT AND THY COMING IN WITH ME IN THE HOST IS GOOD IN MY SIGHT: FOR I HAVE NOT FOUND EVIL...
29:6 me; (a-31) Lit. 'good in mine eyes;' and so elsewhere....
DAVID DISALLOWED FROM FIGHTING WITH THE PHILISTINES 1. Jezreel] the plain between Gilboa and Little Hermon....
_As_ THE LORD LIVETH] Achish would recognise that Jehovah was the national god of Israel and that He existed as well as Dagon (cp. 1 Kings 17:12)....
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 29 THE *PHILISTINE LEADERS REFUSE TO HAVE DAVID IN THEIR ARMY V1 The *Philistines gathered their army at the town of Aphek. The *Israelites c...
SURELY, AS THE LORD LIVETH. — This seems a strange oath for an idolatrous prince like the King of Gath to make use of — “By the life of Jehovah.” It was probably the equivalent of the real oath of Ach...
וַ יִּקְרָ֨א אָכִ֜ישׁ אֶל ־דָּוִ֗ד וַ יֹּ֣אמֶ
CHAPTER XXXIII _ DAVID'S SECOND FLIGHT TO GATH._ 1 Samuel 27:1; 1 Samuel 28:1; 1 Samuel 29:1. WE are not prepared for the sad decline in the spirit of trust which is recorded in the beginning of the...
UNDER JUST SUSPICION 1 Samuel 29:1 David was in a strait! To what a plight had eighteen months of deceit brought him! He had no alternative other than to follow King Achish to battle, but it must hav...
David's sojourn with Achish resulted in his being compelled to join the Philistine army in its preparations to attack Israel. It is perfectly natural that the Philistine lords protested against this...
Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, [as] the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy (d) going out and thy coming in with me in the host [is] good in my sight: for I have not fou...
_Lord. Hebrew Jehova. (Haydock) --- Achis speaks of the true God, as David was accustomed to do. (Salien) --- Perhaps he adored him, like his other gods; as the Israelites are accused of swearing by t...
(6) В¶ Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not foun...
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...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 29 AND 30. In chapter 29 God, in His loving-kindness, brings David out of his difficulty by means of the jealousy of the lords of the Philistines. Nevertheles...
THEN ACHISH CALLED DAVID,.... Being so near him, that he could call unto him himself, or he sent some person to him, to require his presence with him: AND SAID UNTO HIM, SURELY, [AS] THE LORD LIVETH;...
Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, [as] the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host [is] good in my sight: for I have not found e...
_Achish said, Surely, as the Lord liveth_ He swears by Jehovah, whom David worshipped, that he might be the more believed by him. Or perhaps he had learned something from David of the true God, though...
1 Dauid marching with the Philistines, 3 is disalowed by their Princes. 6 Achish dismisseth him with commendations of his fidelity. 1 NOW the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek...
David's Return to the Land of the Philistines...
Then Achish called David and said unto him, Surely, as the Lord liveth, for he swore by the Lord of Israel, in order to emphasize the sincerity of his statement, THOU HAST BEEN UPRIGHT, AND THY GOING...
The events of this chapter apparently took place before Saul's visit to the witch of En-dor, for Saul was killed the day following that visit (ch.28:19), and the battle in which he was killed did not...
THE LORDS FAVOR THEE NOT: _ Heb._ thou art not good in the eyes of the lords...
6-11 David scarcely ever had a greater deliverance than when dismissed from such insnaring service. God's people should always behave themselves so, as, if possible, to get the good word of all they h...
AS THE LORD LIVETH; he swears by Jehovah; either because he did acknowledge their Jehovah to be a God, being, it may be, convinced and instructed therein by David, though he did worship Dagon with him...
1 Samuel 29:6 Achish H397 called H7121 (H8799) David H1732 said H559 (H8799) LORD H3068 lives H2416 upright...
THE PHILISTINES GATHER IN READINESS FOR THE INVASION OF ISRAEL AND REFUSE TO HAVE DAVID IN THEIR COMPANY (1 SAMUEL 29:1). This passage brings out how very much the concentration of the writer of Samue...
CONTENTS: David saved from fighting against Israel. CHARACTERS: David, Achish. CONCLUSION: God's providence orders wisely and graciously for His children even when they have sadly erred. Even the il...
1 Samuel 29:6. _As the Lord liveth._ It is very remarkable that Achish should swear by Jehovah. David, it would seem, had converted him to this confession of faith; and therefore he regarded David as...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 29:1 The story backtracks to right after 1 Samuel 28:2, partially repeating 1 Samuel 28:1
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 29:6 AS THE LORD LIVES. For polytheistic people, it was quite acceptable to make an oath in the name of a god other than the gods they normally served....
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— “Aphek.” This place must either have been situated in the plain of Jezreel or Esdraelon, or on the road thither, and therefore must not be confounded with the cities men...
DAVID'S DISMISSAL FROM THE PHILISTINE CAMP (1 Samuel 29:1.). EXPOSITION MARCH OF THE PHILISTINE ARMY (1 Samue
Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel. [Which is the area of Armageddon, actually it's the whole plains of Megid...
1 Peter 2:12; 1 Peter 3:16; 1 Samuel 20:3; 1 Samuel 28:10; 1 Samuel 29