サムエル記Ⅰ 26:11-16 JCB

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 26:16

Death; i.e., you deserve to die. Such negligence was punishable with death, according to the Roman laws; & qui excubias. (Grotius) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 26:1-12

1-12 How soon do unholy hearts lose the good impressions convictions have made upon them! How helpless were Saul and all his men! All as though disarmed and chained, yet nothing is done to them; they are only asleep. How easily can God weaken the strongest, befool the wisest, and baffle the most watchful! David still resolved to wait till God thought fit to avenge him on Saul. He will by no means force his way to the promised crown by any wrong methods. The temptation was very strong; but if he... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 26:13-20

13-20 David reasoned seriously and affectionately with Saul. Those who forbid our attendance on God's ordinances, do what they can to estrange us from God, and to make us heathens. We are to reckon that which exposes us to sin the greatest injury that can be done us. If the Lord stirred thee up against me, either in displeasure to me, taking this way to punish me for my sins against him, or in displeasure to thee, if it be the effect of that evil spirit from the Lord which troubles thee; let... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Samuel 26:1-12

David in Saul's Camp v. 1. And the Ziphites, who had once before played traitors against David, came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, south of the wilderness? v. 2. Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having forgotten, apparently, that he owed his life to the magnanimity of David, 1 Samuel 24:18, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, evidently his permanent guard and the nucleus of... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Samuel 26:13-25

Saul Overcome by David's Plea v. 13. Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; having crossed the valley, he climbed back to the very top of the hill from which he had probably come down in the evening; a great space being between them, for David trusted Saul so little that he preferred to have a great distance between himself and the king. v. 14. And David cried to the people and to Abner, the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? This is... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 1 Samuel 26:1-25

VIII. David, betrayed again by the Ziphites, spares Saul the second time1 Samuel 26:1-251And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself 2in the hill of Hachilah1 which Isaiah 2:0 before Jeshimon. Then [And] Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of 3Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah which is before Jeshimon in the way, but [and] David abode 4in the... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - 1 Samuel 26:5-12

1 Samuel LOVE AND REMORSE 1Sa_26:5 - 1Sa_26:12 ; 1Sa_26:21 - 1Sa_26:25 . It is fashionable at present to regard this incident and the other instance of David’s sparing Saul, when in his power, as two versions of one event. But it if not improbable that the hunted outlaw should twice have taken refuge in the same place, or that his hiding-place should have been twice betrayed. He had but a small choice of safe retreats, and the Ziphites had motive for a second betrayal in the fact of the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Samuel 26:1-12

Sparing His Enemy’s Life 1 Samuel 26:1-12 The Ziphites’ treachery served as a foil to the intrinsic nobility of David’s character. God made the wrath of man to praise Him, and restrained the remainder, Psalms 76:10 , so that His servant escaped as a bird out of the fowler’s snare. Read here, Psalms 54:1-7 . It was a bold act for David and Abishai to thread their way between watch-fires and sentries, and talk in whispers over the prostrate body of the sleeping monarch. As David says in one of... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Samuel 26:13-25

Facing the Truth at Last 1 Samuel 26:13-25 It is good to notice David’s frequent references to the living Lord. See 1 Samuel 26:10 ; 1 Samuel 26:16 ; 1 Samuel 26:23 . The fact is that he was always waiting on God. See Psalms 40:1-17 , which may have emanated from this period in his life. David would take no mean advantage of his adversary. He would not retaliate nor avenge his wrongs. He refused to admit the specious argument that opportunity means permission, and license, liberty. He... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 26:1-25

Once again we have the account of how David spared the life of Saul. There is no reason at all for the view that this is a repetition of the previous story. A quiet comparison of the two will show many points of difference between them. After dramatically rebuking Abner for his lack of care of the king, David protested Saul's persecution of himself. Varying interpretations of the meaning of the words of David as recorded in the nineteenth verse have been given. The most natural solution is... read more

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 26:16

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 26:1-12

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 26:13-20

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Samuel 26:1-12

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Samuel 26:13-25

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 1 Samuel 26:1-25

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - 1 Samuel 26:5-12

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Samuel 26:1-12

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Samuel 26:13-25

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 26:1-25

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