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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....
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_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...
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29:6 me; (a-31) Lit. 'good in mine eyes;' and so elsewhere....
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_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)....
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DAVID DISALLOWED FROM FIGHTING WITH THE PHILISTINES
1. Jezreel] the plain between Gilboa and Little Hermon....
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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...
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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...
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וַ יִּקְרָ֨א אָכִ֜ישׁ אֶל ־דָּוִ֗ד וַ
יֹּ֣אמֶ
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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(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...
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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 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...
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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;...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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David's Return to the Land of the Philistines...
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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...
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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...
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THE LORDS FAVOR THEE NOT:
_ Heb._ thou art not good in the eyes of the lords...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 29:1 The story backtracks to right after 1
Samuel 28:2, partially repeating 1 Samuel 28:1
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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....
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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...
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DAVID'S DISMISSAL FROM THE PHILISTINE CAMP (1 Samuel 29:1.).
EXPOSITION
MARCH OF THE PHILISTINE ARMY (1 Samue
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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...
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1 Peter 2:12; 1 Peter 3:16; 1 Samuel 20:3; 1 Samuel 28:10; 1 Samuel 29