Chapter 19:
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1 Samuel 19
Saul is pacified by Jonathan, ver. 1-7. Attempts again to kill
David, ver. 8-10. Is deceived by Michal, who sends David away,
ver. 11-17. David flies to Ramah, and Saul prophesies, ver. 18-24.
Verse 4. Spake good - Which he could not do without hazard to himself.
Herein therefore he performed the duty of a true friend, and of a
valiant man.
Verse 6. As the Lord, &c. - And without all doubt, he intended what he
said, feeling a real change in himself for the present. "God," says
Mr. Henry, "inclined the heart of Saul to hearken to the voice of
Jonathan."
Verse 8. And David, &c. - So David continues his good service, tho' it
was ill requited. They who are ill paid for doing good, yet must
not be weary of well doing, remembering how bountiful a
benefactor God is, even to the evil and unthankful.
Verse 9. The evil spirit - David's successes against the Philistines
revived his envy, and the devil watched the opportunity, as he had
done before.
Verse 13. Goats hair - Or, put great goats hair upon his bolster; upon the
head and face of the image, which lay upon his bolster, that it
might have some kind of resemblance of David's head and hair, at
least in a sick man's bed, where there useth to be but a glimmering
light. Covered it - Upon pretense of his being sick, and needing
some such covering.
Verse 18. To Samuel - Both for comfort and direction in his distress; and
for safety, supposing that Saul would be ashamed to execute his
bloody designs in the presence of so venerable a person as
Samuel.
Verse 20. Over them - To instruct and direct them in those holy
exercises. For though they prophesied by Divine inspiration, yet
they were both to prepare themselves for it before hand, and to
make good improvement of it afterwards, in both which they
needed Samuel's counsel and assistance. And whereas some might
falsely pretend to those raptures; or the devil might transform
himself into an angel of light, Samuel's presence and judgment
was necessary to prevent and to detect such impostures. Besides,
Samuel would by his present conjunction with them in those holy
exercises, encourage them, and stir up others to the coveting of
those gifts, and to the performance of such religious duties.
Prophesied - Being inspired by God as Balaam was; that being
wrapt up into such an extasy, their minds might be wholly taken
off from their design of seizing David.
Verse 23. The spirit - It came upon him in the way; whereas it came not
upon his messengers 'till they came to the place. Hereby God
would convince Saul of the vanity of his designs against David,
and that in them he fought against God himself.
Verse 24. Lay down - Hebrew. fell, down upon the earth; for his mind
being in an extasy, he had not the use of his senses. God so
ordering it, that David might have an opportunity to escape.
Naked - That is, stript of his upper garments, as the word naked is
often used; and it is here repeated to signify how long he lay in
that posture. Day and night - So God kept him as it were in
chains, 'till David was got out of his reach. Is Saul - The same
proverb which was used before, is here revived, as an evidence of
God's wonderful care over David; he made Saul in some sort a
prophet, that he mightst make David a king.
Chapter 19:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Ruth 2 Samuel
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