Verse 1 Samuel 29:4. The princes of the Philistines were wroth] It is strange that they had not yet heard of David's destruction of a village of the Geshurites, Gezrites, and Amalekites, 1 Samuel 27:8. Had they heard of this, they would have seen much more cause for suspicion.
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...
FELLOW. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14. SHOULD... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6....
_this fellow_ Simply, "THE MAN:" but below, "wherewith should THIS FELLOW MAKE HIMSELF ACCEPTABLE unto his master? should it not be with the heads of THOSE men?" Pointing to the troops marching past....
MAKE THIS FELLOW RETURN— The lords of the Philistines were suspicious of David's purposes; and, instead of placing that confidence in him which Achish did, they insist upon his dismission. His pleasur...
_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...
_AND THE PRINCES OF THE PHILISTINES WERE WROTH WITH HIM; AND THE PRINCES OF THE PHILISTINES SAID UNTO HIM, MAKE THIS FELLOW RETURN, THAT HE MAY GO AGAIN TO HIS PLACE WHICH THOU HAST APPOINTED HIM, AND...
DAVID DISALLOWED FROM FIGHTING WITH THE PHILISTINES 1. Jezreel] the plain between Gilboa and Little Hermon....
AN ADVERSARY] Heb. _satan._ Satan, the evil spirit, is always entitled 'the Satan,' i.e. the Adversary (Job 1:2; Zechariah 3:1)....
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...
GO DOWN. — This is a technical military expression, used constantly, on account of the necessity of the troops descending from the _hill_ country in which they were encamped to the plain in order to f...
וַ יִּקְצְפ֨וּ עָלָ֜יו שָׂרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַ...
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...
And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and...
_Adversary. Hebrew Satan, "a calumniator, enemy," &c. (Calmet) --- Tacitus (Hist. iv.) speaking of the Batavian corps, says, "which, being bribed, pretended to be faithful, that it might flee, and bec...
(3) Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath bee...
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...
AND THE PRINCES OF THE PHILISTINES WERE WROTH WITH HIM,.... With Achish, for giving such a character of David, and taking his part, in order to detain him, if possible: AND THE PRINCES OF THE PHILIST...
And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and...
_Make this fellow return to his place_ To Ziklag, which they were content he should possess. _For wherewith should he reconcile_, &c. _Should it not be with the heads of these men?_ That is, of the Ph...
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...
And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him, that is, the rulers of the four other city-states; AND THE PRINCES OF THE PHILISTINES SAID UNTO HIM, MAKE THIS FELLOW RETURN THAT HE MAY GO AGAI...
THE OBJECTIONS OF THE PHILISTINE PRINCES...
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...
1-5 David waited with a secret hope that the Lord would help him out of his difficulty. But he seems to have been influenced too much by the fear of man, in consenting to attend Achish. It is hard to...
WERE WROTH WITH HIM; were unsatisfied and offended with Achish for this intention and declaration. MAKE THIS FELLOW RETURN: herein the wise and gracious providence of God appeared, both in helping him...
1 Samuel 29:4 princes H8269 Philistines H6430 angry H7107 (H8799) princes H8269 Philistines H6430 said H559 (H8799)
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...
RECONCILE Or, make himself pleasing. (_ See Scofield) - (Daniel 9:24). _...
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 29:4 Although Achish of Gath trusted David, the other Philistine COMMANDERS mistrusted him. They feared that he would seek to regain the favor of Saul (HIS LORD) by betraying...
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 Chronicles 12:19; 1 Samuel 14:21; Luke 16:8...
Make this fellow — Herein the wise and gracious providence of God appeared, both in helping him out of these difficulties, out of which no human wit could have extricated him, but he must have been, a...