1 Samuel 27:1-3 ASV

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 27:2-4

Achish, the son of Maoch. No doubt the Achish of 1 Samuel 21:10 ; but if the same as Achish, son of Maachah, in 1 Kings 2:39 , as is probably the case, he must have lived to a good old age. As it is said in 1 Chronicles 18:1 that David conquered the Philistines, and took from them Gath and other towns, it would seem that he still permitted Achish to remain there as a tributary king, while Ziklag he kept as his private property ( 1 Chronicles 18:6 ). On the former occasion,. when... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 27:1

1 Samuel 27:1. I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul David, says Delaney, “weary of wandering, weary of struggling with Saul’s implacable spirit, weary of the unequal conflict between too dangerous generosity and too relentless malice, weary of subsisting by the spoils of his enemies, or bounty of his friends, resolves at last to quit his country, and throw himself once more under the protection of its enemies. This resolution is, I think, universally censured by commentators, on... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 27:2

1 Samuel 27:2. Unto Achish the son of Maoch “Most writers agree that this Achish, to whom David now fled, was not the Achish by whom he was so inhospitably received, and from whom he so narrowly escaped, when he was before at Gath. His being here called Achish the son of Maoch, sufficiently implies him to have been another person; for those words can, in the nature of the thing, have no use but to distinguish this Achish from another of the same name. And indeed this Achish seems as well... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 27:1-12

The move to Philistia (26:1-27:12)Although he had every intention of killing Nabal, David still refused to harm Saul; but Saul remained determined to harm David (26:1-5). When another opportunity arose to kill Saul, David refused to act. He was content to leave the matter with God, who would remove Saul when he saw fit (6-12).Once again David produced proof that he had no evil intentions towards Saul (13-17). But clearly David was becoming tired of this continual flight from the mad king. Not... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 27:1

in his heart = to himself. I shall now perish . This lack of faith acted with disastrous results to David. It put him in a false position; shook the People's confidence in him; delayed his own election; and led to divisions in the kingdom. coast = border. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 27:2

men . Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 27:3

man . Hebrew. 'ish. App-14 . Nabal's wife. See note on 1 Samuel 30:5 read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Samuel 27:1

DAVID'S LIFE AMONG THE PHILISTINES; DAVID DECIDED TO LEAVE ISRAEL"And David said in his heart, "I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than that I should escape to the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand." So David arose and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. And David dwelt with Achish at... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 27:1

1 Samuel 27:1. And David said in his heart, I shall now perish— David, tired of wandering, weary of struggling with Saul's implacable spirit, sensible of the unequal conflict between too dangerous generosity, and too relentless malice, and unwilling longer to subsist by the spoils of his enemies or the bounty of his friends, resolves at last to quit his country, and throw himself once more under the protection of its enemies. This resolution has been generally censured, on account of his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 27:2

1 Samuel 27:2. Achish, the son of Maoch— Most writers agree, that this Achish, to whom David now fled, was notthe Achish by whom he was so inhospitably received, and from whom he so narrowly escaped, when he was before at Gath. His being called here Achish, the son of Maoch, sufficiently indicates that he was another person; for those words can, in the nature of the thing, have no other use, than to distinguish this Achish from another of the same name. And, indeed, this Achish seems as well... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 27:2-4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 27:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 27:2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 27:1-12

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 27:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 27:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 27:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Samuel 27:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 27:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 27:2

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