John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 24:13
As saith the proverb of the ancients ,.... It is an old saying, has been long in use, and may be applied to the present case; or the "proverb of the ancient one"; of the oldest man, the first man Adam, and of all others after him, so Kimchi; or of the Ancient One of the world, the Ancient of days, the Lord himself; so in the Talmud F4 T. Bab. Maccot, fol. 10. 2. : wickedness proceedeth from the wicked ; as is a man, so are his actions; if he is a wicked man, he will do wicked... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 24:9-15
We have here David's warm and pathetic speech to Saul, wherein he endeavours to convince him that he did him a great deal of wrong in persecuting him thus and to persuade him therefore to be reconciled. I. He calls him father (1 Sam. 24:11), for he was not only, as king, the father of his country, but he was, in particular, his father-in-law. From a father one may expect compassion and a favourable opinion. For a prince to seek the ruin of any of his good subjects is as unnatural as for a... read more