John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:30
And he turned from him towards another ,.... From his brother Eliab, to another person right against him, and directed his discourse to him: and spake after the same manner : as in 1 Samuel 17:26 ; inquiring what encouragement would he given to a man that should attempt to kill the Philistine, and expressing his concern to hear the armies of the living God defied by such a wretch: and the people answered him again after the former manner ; telling him what gratuities and honours... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:12-30
Forty days the two armies lay encamped facing one another, each advantageously posted, but neither forward to engage. Either they were parleying and treating of an accommodation or they were waiting for recruits; and perhaps there were frequent skirmishes between small detached parties. All this while, twice a day, morning and evening, did the insulting champion appear in the field and repeat his challenge, his own heart growing more and more proud for his not being answered and the people of... read more