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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 21:10

1 Samuel 21:10. David arose and fed to Achish A miserable condition, to be forced to flee to those for protection who were naturally his bitter enemies. For this was the city of Goliath whom he had slain, and whose sword he had now about him. But it must be considered that Saul’s rage was so great, and his power and diligence also in hunting after him, that he despaired of escaping any other way; and a desperate disease requireth a desperate remedy. Perhaps indeed he thought he should not... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 21:1-15

Flight from Saul (21:1-15)The first place to which David fled was Nob, which, since the destruction of Shiloh, had become the city of priests (21:1). About this time a few personal servants joined him, according to an arrangement he had made with them earlier. David obtained food for himself and his men by deceiving Ahimelech the priest concerning the purpose of his journey. Unfortunately for him, and for Ahimelech and the other priests, he was seen by someone sympathetic to Saul (2-9).From Nob... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 21:7

detained , &c. Probably from some ceremonial reason. Compare "shut up "(Jeremiah 36:5 ), or a "vow "(Acts 21:23-27 ), or "uncleanness" (Leviticus 13:4 , Leviticus 13:11 , Leviticus 13:21 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Samuel 21:7

DAVID RECEIVES THE SWORD OF GOLIATH"Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord; he was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul's herdsmen. And David said to Ahimelech, "And have you here a spear or a sword at hand? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste." And the priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Samuel 21:10

DAVID'S IMMEDIATE FLIGHT TO ACHISH; KING OF GATH"And David rose and fled that day from Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. And the servants of Achish said to him, "Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another of him in dances,`Saul has slain his thousands,and David his ten thousands'"?And David took these words to heart, and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. So he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hand, and made marks... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 21:7

1 Samuel 21:7. Detained before the Lord— That is, not by force, but either on account of some vow, or for the making of some necessary expiation. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 21:9

1 Samuel 21:9. The sword of Goliath— It was the custom among the pagans to consecrate in their temples the spoils of their enemies; but it does not appear from the face of the history, that this sword of Goliath's had been consecrated as a religious trophy; and it might be left with Ahimelech to be forthcoming upon occasion: and that it was so, seems probable; for if it had been dedicated as a trophy, it would have been placed, trophy-like, in some conspicuous point of view; whereas this sword... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 21:10

1 Samuel 21:10. And David—went to Achish, the king of Gath— David, being proscribed, but without reason, and being everywhere in danger in his own country, fled, as a man in perpetual hazard of his life, to the nearest place: but he fled to the inveterate enemies of his nation. The city he fled to was that of Goliath, whom he had slain, and whose sword he had now with him. Some of the most famous commanders of other nations have been forced to a similar conduct: witness Themistocles,... read more

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