John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:16
And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose ,.... And came from Gibeah, which, according to Bunting F15 Travels, &c.; p. 334. (text not clear could be 834 or some other number) , was twenty two miles from the place where David was: and went to David into the wood : having had intelligence where he was, this being a proper place to have an interview with him privately: and strengthened his hand in God ; and his heart too, his hand of faith to lay hold on God, as his covenant God and... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 23:14-18
Here is, I. David absconding. He abode in a wilderness, in a mountain (1 Sam. 23:14), in a wood, 1 Sam. 23:15. We must here, 1. Commend his eminent virtues, his humility, modesty, fidelity to his prince, and patient attendance on the providence of his God, that he did not draw up his forces against Saul, fight him in the field, or surprise him by some stratagem or other, and so avenge his own quarrel and that of the Lord's priests upon him, and put an end to his own troubles and the calamities... read more