サムエル記Ⅰ 19:20-23 JCB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:18-24

Here is, I. David's place of refuge. Having got away in the night from his own house, he fled not to Bethlehem to his relations, nor to any of the cities of Israel that had caressed and cried him up, to make an interest in them for his own preservation; but he ran straight to Samuel and told him all that Saul had done to him, 1 Sam. 19:18. 1. Because Samuel was the man that had given him assurance of the crown, and his faith in that assurance now beginning to fail, and he being ready to say in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:20

And Saul sent messengers to take David ,.... Notwithstanding the sacred place he was in, so bent was he upon his destruction: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying ; or praising, as the Targum; singing hymns and songs of praise to God, under the inspiration and influence of the Spirit of God, who endited these songs for them, and excited them to sing them; these prophets belonged to the school or college of prophets at Naioth, whom the messengers saw when they came... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:21

And when it was told Saul ,.... That the messengers he had sent, instead of seizing on David, were prophesying of him, or however were attending to services of a different nature than what they were sent upon: he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise ; when they came to the same place: and Saul sent messengers again a third time, and they prophesied also ; joined the rest in singing praises, or foretelling future events. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:22

Then went he also to Ramah ,.... That is, Saul; his messengers not returning to him, when he sent one after another to take David, at length he set out himself from Gibeah to Ramah: and came to a great well that is in Sechu ; which was either the name of a man, the owner of the well, or a place near to which the well was, and is commonly thought to be the same with Shochoh, 1 Samuel 17:1 ; at such places there was generally a concourse of people at certain times, to fetch water for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:23

And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah ,.... He went on from the well towards the place: and the Spirit of God was upon him also ; as well as upon his messengers; even the spirit of prophecy, as the Targum: and he went on and prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah : in this he differed from his messengers; they did not prophesy till they came to that place, but Saul began to prophesy before he came thither, as he was in his way from the well to it. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 19:20

The company of the prophets prophesying - Employed in religious exercises. Samuel - appointed over them - Being head or president of the school at this place. The Spirit of God was upon the messengers - They partook of the same influence, and joined in the same exercise; and thus were prevented from seizing David. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 19:23

He went on , and prophesied - The Divine Spirit seemed to have seized him at the well of Sechu; and he went on from that prophesying - praying, singing praises, etc.; till he came to Naioth. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:18-24

Saintly refuge and spiritual restraint. The facts are— 1 . David takes refuge with Samuel at Naioth in Ramah. 2 . The messengers sent by Saul to take David are restrained in the presence of Samuel and the prophets, and themselves begin to prophesy. 3 . Other messengers come under the same influence. 4 . Venturing to go himself, he, on approaching the place, also falls under the prophetic influence, and is utterly overcome by it in the presence of Samuel. Human wisdom may be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:18-24

Religious consolation and religious excitement. The consolation was tasted by David; the excitement was shown by Saul. I. CONSOLATION . We are not surprised to learn that David, when driven from his house by the deadly malice of the king, betook himself to the prophet Samuel at his residence in Ramah. In reporting the treatment he had received to the venerable prophet, he reported it to God, whose authority was represented by Samuel. The path of his life seemed to be blocked by the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:19-20

On hearing where David was, Saul sends messengers to arrest him, and we thus incidentally gain a most interesting account of the inner condition of Samuel's schools. Evidently after Saul had become king Samuel devoted his main energies to this noble effort to raise Israel from the barbarous depths into which it had sunk; and when the messengers arrive they enter some hall, where they find a regularly organised choir, consisting not of "sons of the prophets," young men still under training, but... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:18-24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 19:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 19:23

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:18-24

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:18-24

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:19-20

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