サムエル記上 23:1-29 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:16-18

Jonathan … went to David into the wood. To Horesh, as in 1 Samuel 23:15 . This visit suggests two things: the first, that, after the scene in 1 Samuel 22:8 , Saul was estranged from his son, and treated him harshly, regarding him as a fellow conspirator with David; the second, that there was a growing conviction, not only in Jonathan's mind, but generally, that Jehovah had transferred the kingdom from Saul to David, and that consequently David's final success was inevitable. He ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:16-18

Jonathan … went to David into the wood. To Horesh, as in 1 Samuel 23:15 . This visit suggests two things: the first, that, after the scene in 1 Samuel 22:8 , Saul was estranged from his son, and treated him harshly, regarding him as a fellow conspirator with David; the second, that there was a growing conviction, not only in Jonathan's mind, but generally, that Jehovah had transferred the kingdom from Saul to David, and that consequently David's final success was inevitable. He ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:16-18

Sweet counsel in time of need. I. THE DISCOURAGEMENT OF DAVID . The citizens of Keilah, after he had with his good sword delivered them from the Philistine marauders, were so ungrateful, perhaps so much afraid of sharing the fate of the city of Nob at the hand of Saul, that they were ready to betray the son of Jesse and surrender him to the king. From this danger he no sooner escaped than the people of Ziph—though he did not compromise them by entering their town, but eneamped in a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:19-20

The Ziphites. Rather, "some Ziphites," or "people of Ziph," as there is no article. They tell Saul that David was hiding in the fastnesses of the wild region in their neighbourhood, and especially in the hill of Hachilah, a ridge that ran along eastward of Maon. Conder recognises it in the long ridge called El Kolah, running out of the Ziph plateau towards the Dead Sea desert. It lay on the south of Jeshimon , or rather "on the right hand of the desert." Jeshimon is not a proper name,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:19-20

The Ziphites. Rather, "some Ziphites," or "people of Ziph," as there is no article. They tell Saul that David was hiding in the fastnesses of the wild region in their neighbourhood, and especially in the hill of Hachilah, a ridge that ran along eastward of Maon. Conder recognises it in the long ridge called El Kolah, running out of the Ziph plateau towards the Dead Sea desert. It lay on the south of Jeshimon , or rather "on the right hand of the desert." Jeshimon is not a proper name,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:19-29

The unobserved side of life. The facts are— 1 . The Ziphites send to Saul, offering their services to secure David if only he will come to their country in pursuit of him. 2 . Saul, indulging in pious language, thanks the Ziphites for their sympathy, and promises to comply with their request when properly informed of David's movements. 3 . Going in pursuit of David in the wilderness of Maon, Saul encompasses him with his men. 4 . At this critical juncture Saul is called... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:21-23

Ye have compassion on me. There is something pitiable in Saul's answer. He had brooded over his rejection from being king, and the many indications that David was to be his successor, till he had become the prey of abject melancholy. He evidently regarded himself as a wronged and injured man, while David to his diseased imagination was ever conspiring against him and plotting his murder. With much prolixity he encourages them still to keep a close watch upon all David's movements, so as to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:21-23

Ye have compassion on me. There is something pitiable in Saul's answer. He had brooded over his rejection from being king, and the many indications that David was to be his successor, till he had become the prey of abject melancholy. He evidently regarded himself as a wronged and injured man, while David to his diseased imagination was ever conspiring against him and plotting his murder. With much prolixity he encourages them still to keep a close watch upon all David's movements, so as to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:24

While the Ziphites were conferring with Saul and gathering information David had moved about six miles to the south of Ziph, and was in the wilderness of Maon. This town is still called Main, and occupies a conical hill, whence Robinson ('Bibl. Res.,' 2:433) counted no less than nine cities belonging to the hill country of Judah. Conder ('Tent Work,' 2:90) calls it a great hump of rock. In the plain on the south of Jeshimon. Literally, "in the 'Arabah to the right of the desert." The 'Arabah... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:24

While the Ziphites were conferring with Saul and gathering information David had moved about six miles to the south of Ziph, and was in the wilderness of Maon. This town is still called Main, and occupies a conical hill, whence Robinson ('Bibl. Res.,' 2:433) counted no less than nine cities belonging to the hill country of Judah. Conder ('Tent Work,' 2:90) calls it a great hump of rock. In the plain on the south of Jeshimon. Literally, "in the 'Arabah to the right of the desert." The 'Arabah... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:16-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:16-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:16-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:19-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:19-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:19-29

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:21-23

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:21-23

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:24

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:24

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