Geneva Study Bible Commentary
1 Samuel 23:29
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in (a) strong holds at Engedi.
(a) That is, in strong places, which were defended by nature.
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in (a) strong holds at Engedi.
(a) That is, in strong places, which were defended by nature.
Verse 1 Samuel 23:29. _STRONG HOLDS AT EN-GEDI._] En-gedi was situated near to the western coast of the _Dead Sea_, not far from Jeshimon: it literally signifies the _kid's well_, and was celebrated...
En-gedi (the fountain of the kid), anciently called Hazezon-Tamar Genesis 14:7 from the palm-trees which used to grow there, still preserves its name in Ain-Djedy. It is about 200 yards from the Dead...
CHAPTER 23 _ 1. The victory over the Philistines at Keilah (1 Samuel 23:1)_ 2. In the wilderness of Ziph (1 Samuel 23:14) 3. Saul's return (1 Samuel 23:27) Keilah was about six miles sou
1 SAMUEL 23. DAVID ESCAPES FROM SAUL (J). 1 Samuel 23:1. David hears that the Philistines are raiding the territory of Keilah (p. 31), a little S. of Adullam. He ascertains by oracles, probably using...
_at En-gedi_ En-gedi (_fountain of the kid_), now _Ain-Jidy_, is situated about half way along the western shore of the Dead Sea. The precipitous cliffs recede from the water's edge, and enclose a slo...
_Saul's Pursuit of David._ 1 Samuel 23:19-29 19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which _is...
_AND DAVID WENT UP FROM THENCE, AND DWELT IN STRONG HOLDS AT ENGEDI._ David ... dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi, [Septuagint, en tois stenois Engaddi] - in the straits, the rugged cliffs of En-gedi;...
DAVID DELIVERS KEILAH AND AFTERWARDS RETIRES TO THE WILDERNESS OF ZIPH AND MAON 6. _With_ AN EPHOD IN HIS HAND] This is inserted to explain how it was that David was able to enquire of the LORD: see...
This v. should be joined to the next c. ENGEDI] A well-watered spot on the E. edge of the desert of Judah. It still bears the name Ain Jidi. 'En' means 'well.'...
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 23 DAVID SAVES THE TOWN OF KEILAH V1 Someone told David that the *Philistines were attacking the town of Keilah. And they were stealing the g...
_[1 Samuel 24:1]_ וַ יַּ֥עַל דָּוִ֖ד מִ שָּׁ֑ם...
CHAPTER XXX. _ DAVID AT KEILAH, ZIPH, AND MAON._ 1 Samuel 23:1. THE period of David's life shortly sketched in this chapter, must have been full of trying and exciting events. If we knew all the det...
A RELENTLESS PURSUIT FOILED 1 Samuel 23:15 Amid outward strife, God is sure to provide some rill of human love-a tender friendship, a Jonathan. See Psalms 106:46. This is the mission of a friend-to s...
The series of happenings recorded in this chapter reveals most vividly the appalling condition of affairs in the kingdom. Saul, still nominally king, filled with hatred for David, was devoting all hi...
REFLECTIONS READER, let us pause over the perusal of this chapter, if it be for no other purpose than to remark the gracious care of a covenant God over his people; and to observe, that though many be...
(27) But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land. (28) Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philist...
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...
David, despised as he may be, is the king and saviour of the people; he puts the Philistines to flight with great slaughter. He finds nothing but treachery in Israel, of which Saul makes use in the ho...
AND DAVID WENT UP FROM THENCE,.... From the wilderness of Maon, having had a narrow escape for his life: AND DWELT IN STRONG HOLDS IN ENGEDI; another place in the tribe of Judah, and which lay in the...
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi. Ver. 29. _Dwelt in strong holds at Engedi._] Which was the utmost border of the country, a very rocky and craggy place, And here it...
1 Dauid enquiring of the Lord by Abiathar, rescueth Keilah. 7 God shewing him the comming of Saul and the trecherie of the Keilites, he escapeth from Keilah. 14 In Ziph Ionathan commeth and comforte...
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strongholds at En-gedi, about the middle of the western shore of, the Dead Sea. The Lord, who governs all things, protected His servant in this extremity. A...
IN THE WILDERNESS OF ZIPH...
David remains devoted to his people Israel. It is disturbing to him to hear that the Philistines were fighting against Keilah and robbing grain from the threshing floors. Saul shows no concern for the...
19-29 In the midst of his wickedness, Saul affected to speak the language of piety. Such expressions, without suitable effects, can only amuse or deceive those who hear, and those who use them. This...
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1 Samuel 23:29 David H1732 up H5927 (H8799) dwelt H3427 (H8799) strongholds H4679 Gedi H5872...
DAVID AND HIS MEN HAVE A NEAR ESCAPE IN THE WILDERNESS OF MAON (1 SAMUEL 23:25). When intelligence reached Saul that David was now in the wilderness of Maon it probably caused him similar delight to w...
CONTENTS: Wanderings and adventures of David. CHARACTERS: God, David, Saul, Jonathan, Abiathar. CONCLUSION: Whatever befalls us, if we acknowledge God in all our ways and seek direction from Him, Go...
1 Samuel 23:1. _Keilah,_ a walled town in the south of Judah, near the sources of the brook Besor. 1 Samuel 23:4. _David enquired of the Lord yet again._ Gideon also asked a double sign in time of fe...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 23:29 ENGEDI is an oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea, due east of Ziph. ⇐...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES 1 Samuel 23:19. “THEN CAME UP THE ZIPHITES.” “There is no spot from which you can obtain a better view of David’s wandering backwards and forwards in the desert than from...
EXPOSITION SAUL'S PURSUIT OF DAVID IN THE WILDERNESS OF ZIPH (1 Samuel 23:14-9). 1 SAMUEL 23:14,...
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they're robbing their threshingfloors. So David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philisti...
1 Samuel 23:14; 1 Samuel 23:19; 1 Samuel 24:1; 2 Chronicles 20:2;...