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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 24:1-8

Here, I. Saul renews his pursuit of David, 1 Sam. 24:1, 2. No sooner had he come home safely from chasing the Philistines, in which it should seem he had good success, than he enquired after David to do him a mischief, and resolved to have another thrust at him, as if he had been delivered to do all these abominations, Jer. 7:10. By the frequent incursions of the Philistines, he might have seen how necessary it was to recall David from his banishment and restore him to his place in the army... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 24:3

And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave ,.... For the sheep to be led into at noon, to shelter them from the heat: such was the cave of Polyphemus, observed by Bochart F26 Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 2. c. 45. col. 467, 468. , in which sheep and goats lay down and slept; See Gill on Zephaniah 2:6 , and Saul went in to cover his feet ; the Targum is, to do his necessaries; and so Josephus F1 Antiqu. l. 6. c. 13. sect. 4. ; and the Jewish commentators generally... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 24:3

The sheep-cotes - Caves in the rocks, in which it is common, even to the present time, for shepherds and their flocks to lodge. According to Strabo there are caverns in Syria, one of which is capable of containing four thousand men: Ὡν ἑν και τετρακισχιλιους ανθρωπους δεξασθαι δυναμενον ; lib. xvi. p. 1096. Edit. 1707. Saul went in to cover his feet - Perhaps this phrase signifies exactly what the Vulgate has rendered it, ut purparet ventrem . The Septuagint, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 24:1-7

Instruction in caves. The facts are— 1 . Saul, having repelled the incursion of the Philistines, returns to pursue David in the wilderness of Engedi. 2 . Saul, entering privately into a cave while David and his men lie concealed there, comes unwittingly within the power of David. 3 . David's men, referring to a Divine prediction, urge him to slay Saul. 4 . Apparently to indicate how entirely Saul was within his power, David stealthily cuts off the skirt of his coat. 5 .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 24:3

He came to the sheepcotes. Rather, "to sheepcotes," there being no article in the Hebrew. Such sheepcotes were common in Palestine; for Thomson says, "I have seen hundreds of these sheepcotes around the mouth of caverns, and indeed there is scarcely a cave in the land, whose location will admit of being thus occupied ( i.e. by the flocks), but has such a "cote" in front of it, generally made by piling up loose stones into a circular wall, which is covered with thorns, as a further... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 24:3

Remained in the sides - Rather, “were in the sides of the cave dwelling or abiding there.” Some of these caverns are very deep and spacious. Any one near the mouth of the cave would be visible, but those in the recesses would be quite in the dark and invisible, especially if the incident occurred at night. Psalms 67:1-7, according to the title, was composed on this occasion. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 24:3

1 Samuel 24:3. Where was a cave This cave being near the highway, and in the most frequented place of the wilderness, namely, near the sheep-cotes, to which the shepherds and herdsmen resorted to feed and milk their flocks, it is likely David made choice of it as being a place most unlikely to be suspected. Or, perhaps, he was pressed so near by Saul that he had no other way of escaping. That his distress and danger were very great, may be gathered from the 57th and 142d Psalms, which, it... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 24:1-22

Saul’s fierce hunt (23:1-24:22)Since Abiathar had brought with him the high priest’s ephod (containing the Urim and Thummim), David was able to ask and receive God’s direct guidance. God’s first direction was to rescue the Israelite town of Keilah from the raiding Philistines (23:1-6). As soon as he had defeated the Philistines, David withdrew from Keilah. He knew that Saul’s army was larger and better equipped than his. He knew also that he could not trust the people of Keilah to stand with... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 24:3

to cover his feet . Figure of speech Euphemism. App-6 . Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 :. to stoop, and so cause feet to be covered by the robe. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 24:3

1 Samuel 24:3. Saul went in to cover his feet— See Jdg 3:24 and Ruth 3:4. Several commentators suppose, that this expression imports one of the necessities of nature; but one can hardly believe that in this case there would have been sufficient time either for the conversation between David and his men, or for the cutting off the robe. We are told by Dr. Pococke, that some of the caves in Palestine are exceedingly large; and that he himself visited one in which David and his men might have been... read more