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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:7-20

Solomon observes that the righteous is delivered out of trouble and the wicked cometh in his stead, that the just falleth seven times a-day and riseth again; so it was with David. Many were his troubles, but the Lord delivered him out of them all, and particularly out of this of which we have here an account. I. He enquired of the Lord both concerning his duty?Shall I pursue after this troop? and concerning the event?Shall I overtake them? 1 Sam. 30:8. It was a great advantage to David that he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:15

And David said unto him, canst thou me down to this company ?.... That is, show him, or direct him where they were: and he said, swear unto me by God ; the Targum is, by the Word of the Lord; but it is highly probable this man had no notion of Jehovah, and his Word, or of the true God; only that there was a God, and that an oath taken by him was solemn, sacred, and inviolable, and might be trusted to and depended on: that thou wilt neither kill me ; for he found now he was in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:16

And when he had brought him down ,.... To the place where the company of the Amalekites were, or near it: behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth ; they were not in any regular order, and much less in any military form, but lay about in the fields, scattered here and there, were in detached parties: some eating and drinking ; in one place: and dancing ; others, in another place, expressing their joy, and perhaps their thankfulness to their idols because of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:17

And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day ,.... As there are two twilights, the twilight of the morning, and the twilight of the evening; this is differently understood some take it for the twilight of the morning, and that it was night when David came to them, and let them alone till they were drunk and asleep, and then early in the morning fell upon them, and smote them until the evening; so Josephus F19 Antiqu. l. 6. c. 4. sect. 6. relates it; but... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 30:15

Swear unto me - At the conclusion of this verse, the Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic add, that David swore to him. This is not expressed in the Hebrew, but is necessarily implied. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 30:16

Out of the land of the Philistines - That these Amalekites were enemies to the Philistines is evident, but it certainly does not follow from this that those whom David destroyed were enemies also. This, I think, has been too hastily assumed by Dr. Chandler and others, in order the better to vindicate the character of David. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 30:17

There escaped not a man of them - It is well known to every careful reader of the Bible, that the Amalekites were a proscribed people, even by God himself, and that in extirpating them it has been supposed David fulfilled the express will of God. But all this depends on whether he had an express commission to do so, received from God himself, as Saul had. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:11-20

The consequences of kindness. The facts are— 1 . Pursuing the Amalekites, David finds an Egyptian slave in distress, and administers to him food and drink. 2 . On being questioned, the man states that his master, who was one of the force destroying Ziklag, had left him there three days before. 3 . On promise of not being delivered up to his master, he engages to act as guide to the rendezvous of the Amalekites. 4 . On coming upon them in the midst of their revels, David... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:15

To this company. Better, "troop." The word signifies a band of soldiers, robbers, or the like. Required by David to act as his guide, the Egyptian consents upon condition that David bind himself neither to kill him, it being one of the unscrupulous customs of ancient warfare to put deserters, persons forced to act as guides, and even noncombatants, to death to save trouble; nor give him up to his master, who would treat him in the same way. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:16

When he had brought them down. Though left behind, the Egyptian knew the course which the Amalekites intended to take, and was thus able to bring David quickly up to them, as they would move slowly because of their large booty of cattle. On overtaking them David found them dispersed in scattered groups abroad upon all the earth (literally, "over the face of all the land"), eating and drinking, and dancing. More probably, "feasting." The word literally means keeping festival ; but... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:7-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 30:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 30:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 30:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:11-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:16

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