1 Samuel 30:11-16

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:7-20

Solomon observes that the righteous is delivered out of trouble and the wicked cometh in his stead, that the just falleth seven times a-day and riseth again; so it was with David. Many were his troubles, but the Lord delivered him out of them all, and particularly out of this of which we have here an account. I. He enquired of the Lord both concerning his duty?Shall I pursue after this troop? and concerning the event?Shall I overtake them? 1 Sam. 30:8. It was a great advantage to David that he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:11

And they found an Egyptian in the field ,.... As they passed along, lying there, having been sick, and was half starved, almost dead: and brought him to David ; to know what was to be done with him; being in the habit of a soldier, they concluded he might be one of the company they were in pursuit of; but whether they should kill him, or make use of him for intelligence and as a guide, could they bring him to himself, they knew not, and therefore brought him to David: and gave him... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:12

And they gave him a piece of cake of figs ,.... That were dried and pressed together, and made into cakes: and two clusters of raisins ; or dried grapes, as the Targum: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him ; he seemed to be quite dispirited, almost lifeless, but upon eating some food he was refreshed, and his spirits revived, and he was capable of conversing: for he had eaten no bread, nor drank any water, three days and three nights ; that is, one whole day, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:13

And David said unto him, to whom belongest thou ?.... To what country or people? and to whom among them? and whence art thou ? of what nation? where wast thou born? what countryman art thou? for his being called an Egyptian before seems to be by anticipation, unless it was guessed at by his habit; for until he had eaten and drank he could not speak, and so could not be known by his speech: for he said, I am a young man of Egypt ; that was the country he belonged to, and came... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:14

We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites ,.... The Philistines so called, or at least one nation of them, such that dwelt to the south of the land, 1 Samuel 30:16 ; See Gill on Zephaniah 2:5 , and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah ; the south of Judah, where David pretended he had been, and had spoiled, and which was now actually done by the Amalekites, 1 Samuel 27:10 , and upon the south of Caleb ; that part of the tribe of Judah which belonged to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:15

And David said unto him, canst thou me down to this company ?.... That is, show him, or direct him where they were: and he said, swear unto me by God ; the Targum is, by the Word of the Lord; but it is highly probable this man had no notion of Jehovah, and his Word, or of the true God; only that there was a God, and that an oath taken by him was solemn, sacred, and inviolable, and might be trusted to and depended on: that thou wilt neither kill me ; for he found now he was in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:16

And when he had brought him down ,.... To the place where the company of the Amalekites were, or near it: behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth ; they were not in any regular order, and much less in any military form, but lay about in the fields, scattered here and there, were in detached parties: some eating and drinking ; in one place: and dancing ; others, in another place, expressing their joy, and perhaps their thankfulness to their idols because of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 30:12

A cake of figs - See on 1 Samuel 25:18 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 30:13

My master left me , because three days agone I fell sick - This was very inhuman: though they had booty enough, and no doubt asses sufficient to carry the invalids, yet they left this poor man to perish; and God visited it upon them, as he made this very person the means of their destruction, by the information which he was enabled to give to David and his men. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 30:14

Upon the south of the Cherethites - Calmet and others maintain, that the כרתי kerethi , which, without the points, might be read Creti, were not only at this time Philistines, but that they were aborigines of Crete, from which they had their name Cherethites or Cretans, and are those of whom Zephaniah speaks, Zephaniah 2:5 ; : Wo to the inhabitants of the sea-coasts, the nation of the Cherethites. And by Ezekiel, Ezekiel 25:16 ; : Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon... read more

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