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1 Samuel 23
David saves Keilah from the Philistines, ver. 1-6. His
danger there, and deliverance from it, ver. 7-13. He remains in the
wilderness of Ziph, and is visited by Jonathan, ver. 14-18. Saul
pursues him, ver. 19-25. His narrow escape, ver. 26-29.
Verse 1. The Philistines, &c. - Probably it was the departure of God and
David from Saul, that encouraged the Philistines to make this
inroad. When princes begin to persecute God's people and
ministers, let them expect nothing but vexation on all sides.
Verse 4. Inquired again - Not for his own, but for his soldiers
satisfaction.
Verse 6. Ephod - With the Ephod, the high-priest's Ephod, wherein were
the Urim and the Thummim, which when Ahimelech and the rest
of the priests went to Saul, were probably left in his hand. This
gave him the opportunity both of escaping, whilst Doeg the
butcher was killing his brethren, and of bringing away the Ephod,
which Saul now was justly deprived of.
Verse 11. The Lord said - From this place it may appear that God's
answer by Urim and Thummim, was not by any change in the
colour or situation of the precious stones in the breast-plate of the
Ephod, but by a voice or suggestion from God to the high-priest.
He will - He purposeth to come, if thou continuest here. For still
as David's question, so God's answer, is upon supposition.
Verse 16. And strengthened - He comforted and supported him against
all his fears, by minding him of God's infallible promises made to
him, and his singular providence which hitherto had and still
would be with him.
Verse 17. Next to thee - Which he gathered either from David's
generosity, and friendship to him; or from some promise made to
him by David concerning it. So that the whole imports thus much;
I do not look to be king myself (as by my birth I might expect,)
but that thou shalt be king (God having so appointed) and I but in
a secondary place inferior to thee.
Verse 18. Made a covenant - They then parted, and never came together
again, that we find, in this world.
Verse 19. Ziphites - Who were of David's own tribe tho' for this their
unnatural carriage to him, he calls them strangers, Psalm liv, 3.
Verse 25. A rock - That is, into a cave which was in the rock; where at
first he might think to hide himself, but upon farther consideration
he removed from thence upon Saul's approach.
Verse 27. A messenger, &c. - The wisdom of God is never at a loss for
ways, and means to preserve his people.
Verse 28. Called, &c. - That is, The rock of divisions, because there Saul
was separated, and in a manner pulled asunder from David, who
was now almost within his reach.
Chapter 23:
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