1 Samuel 19:20, 1 Samuel 19:23 NIV

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

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

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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 19:20

Samuel standing as appointed - Rather, “as Overseer, or leader.” read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 19:20

1 Samuel 19:20. Saul sent messengers to take David His implacable hatred had abolished all respect and reverence for Samuel, (under whose protection David now was,) and for the college of the prophets, which was a kind of sanctuary to those that fled to it. Samuel standing as appointed over them To instruct and direct them in their holy exercises. For though they prophesied by divine inspiration, yet they were both to prepare themselves for it beforehand, and to make good improvement of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:1-24

Jonathan, Michal and Samuel (19:1-24)For a while Jonathan was successful in persuading his father to stop trying to kill David (19:1-7). However, David’s further military successes made Saul jealous again. He made two more attempts on David’s life, first at the palace, then at David’s house. This time another of Saul’s family, Michal, helped David escape (8-17; cf. Psalms 59:0).David found safety with Samuel at Ramah. Three times Saul sent men to arrest David, but each time they were overcome... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 19:20

company . Compare 1 Samuel 10:5 . 2Ki 2:3-5 ; 2 Kings 5:22 . College for instruction of prophets, priests having failed in their duty as teachers. Deuteronomy 17:11 ; Deuteronomy 33:10 . appointed over . Samuel the head here. Elisha in 2 Kings 2:15 . God . Hebrew. Elohim . App-4 . read more

1 Samuel 19:20, 1 Samuel 19:23 Niv

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

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:18-24

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:18-24

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:19-20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 19:20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 19:20

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 19:1-24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 19:20

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