1 Samuel 17:15 NIV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:15

But David went, and returned from Saul ,.... Or "from above Saul"; Josephus F21 Antiqu. l. 6. c. 8. sect. 2. says, the physicians of Saul advised to get a man to stand υπερ κεφαλνς , "over his head", and sing psalms and hymns to him; and Saul being recovered from his frenzy and melancholy, by means of David's music, he was dismissed from him, or had leave to go home, or he returned upon Saul's taking the field; though one would think, if he was now his armourbearer, he would have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:12-19

Cooperation in spiritual warfare. The facts are— 1 . Three of Jesse's sons are with the army opposing the Philistines. 2 . David, being relieved from attendance on Saul, keeps the flock at Bethlehem. 3 . Jesse sends David to the camp with provisions, and instructs him to look after the welfare of his brethren. It is possible that Jesse may have surmised that some considerable developments would soon arise out of Samuel's recent visit to Bethlehem and the wonderful interest... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:15

David went and returned from Saul. This is a very important statement, as it shows that the writer, in spite of what is said in 1 Samuel 17:55-58 , knew that David had visited Saul at his court, and become personally known to him. Apparently it had been but a short visit, possibly because after the fit of melancholy had passed away there was no return of it for the present; and if David had been back at Bethlehem for two or three years, a young man changes so much in appearance at David's... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 17:15

David went ... - “Was gone,” referring to 1 Samuel 16:19-20. Had he been Saul’s armour-bearer at this time it is highly improbable that he would have left him to feed sheep. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 17:12-15

1 Samuel 17:12-15. David was the son of that Ephrathite, &c. Being chosen of God to combat with Goliath, we are here informed of whom he was descended. The man went among men Was accounted; an old man Therefore he went not himself to the camp. David was the youngest Being young, he was not put to the hardships of war; but the three eldest undertook to serve their prince and their country in this time of common danger. David went and returned from Saul Left his court, with his... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:1-58

Goliath’s challenge and defeat (17:1-58)The Philistines again assembled their troops to fight against Israel (17:1-3). As often happened in ancient warfare, the invaders challenged the defenders by calling for a contest between the champions of the two sides (4-11). At this time David was back on his father’s farm at Bethlehem, for he did not need to remain at Saul’s court when Saul was away directing affairs on the battlefield (12-16).When circumstances later brought David to the scene of the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 17:15

1 Samuel 17:15. David went, and returned from Saul, &c.— This being when the Israelites were encamped in Elah, and after the relation of his going to court to soothe Saul's troubled spirit with his music, seems to fix the date of his standing before Saul in quality of musician, in the order of time in which it is related. But the words, David went, and returned from Saul, seem not to be rightly understood. They do not mean that David left Saul's court where he had resided, but that he left... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 17:1-58

2. The reason for God’s selection of David ch. 17The exciting story of David and Goliath illustrates what it was that God saw in David’s heart that led Him to choose David for the position of king. It also shows how and why others in Israel began to notice David. David fought the Lord’s battles, as Samuel did (ch. 7). He also did so as Saul, God’s previously anointed king, had done (chs. 10-11, 14-15).Saul’s defeat of the Ammonites (1 Samuel 11:1-11) followed Saul’s anointing (1 Samuel 10:1).... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 17:12-25

The reason for David’s presence at the battle 17:12-25At this time in his life David was assisting Saul as his armor-bearer when he was not tending his father’s sheep (1 Samuel 17:15). Moses, too, had been tending sheep before God called him to shepherd His people Israel (Exodus 3:1). The site of battle was 15 miles due west of David’s hometown, Bethlehem. The Old Testament writers sometimes used "Ephratah" (1 Samuel 17:12), an older name for Bethlehem, to distinguish the Bethlehem in Judah... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:12-30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:12-19

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 17:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 17:12-15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:1-58

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 17:15

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 17:1-58

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 17:12-25

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