1 Samuel 18:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. ”

1 Samuel 18:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:10 to 1 Samuel 19:17 . Saul's Plots against David. Compiled from various sources. 1 Samuel 18:10 f. (R). Saul makes an unsuccessful attempt to kill David. A premature duplicate o...
1 Samuel 18:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

afraid. Hebrew. nur = shrank from, sore afraid; stronger than 1 Samuel 18:12 .
1 Samuel 18:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. He was afraid of him - He saw that, by his prudent conduct, he was every day gaining increasing influence.
1 Samuel 18:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him. No JFB commentary on these verses.
1 Samuel 18:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Love of Jonathan for David 1 Samuel 18:6-30 of this chapter seem to be connected with 1 Samuel 16:14-23 and not to be taken from the same document as 1 Samuel 17:1 to 1 Samuel 18:5 . LX...
1 Samuel 18:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXV. SAUL'S JEALOUS-DAVID'S MARRIAGE. 1 Samuel 18:1-30 . THE conqueror of Goliath had been promised, as his reward, the eldest daughter of the king in marriage. The fulfillment of that...
1 Samuel 18:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Protected from Dastardly Assaults 1 Samuel 18:10-21 The Lord was evidently with David. Mark how the sacred chronicle keeps this fact in view, 1 Samuel 18:12 ; 1 Samuel 18:14 ; 1 Samuel 18:28...
1 Samuel 18:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here, in the account of Jonathan and David, begins one of the most perfect stories of love and friendship in the world. The story is all the more beautiful because of its dark background. Love is in...
1 Samuel 18:15 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

A WISE YOUNG KING ‘David behaved himself wisely.’ 1 Samuel 18:5 ; 1 Samuel 18:14-15 There must be some strong reason for the fourfold repetition of this phrase in so short a space. It is as...
1 Samuel 18:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely ,.... So that he could get no advantage against him, and he succeeded and was prosperous in all his enterprises, and was more and more in...
1 Samuel 18:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. Ver. 15. He was afraid of him, ] viz., Lest the people should make him king. He had sent him from court as an eye...
1 Samuel 18:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

David behaved himself wisely He headed them in all their expeditions, with a bravery and conduct equally distinguished; greatest in command, but greater in his example. He behaved in such a manner...
1 Samuel 18:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Jonathan, the son of Saul stands in refreshing contrast to his father. He was present when David returned to Saul. Doubtless David's victory had attracted Jonathan, but David's words decide him. When...
1 Samuel 18:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Marries Saul's Daughter; Saul's Jealousy of David. B. C. 1059. 12 And Saul was a...
1 Samuel 18:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
1 Samuel 18:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Saul Sees The Possibility Of Using His Promise That The Victor Over Goliath Should Marry His Daughter As A Means Of Trapping David, But In The End It Backfires On Him ( 1 Samuel 18:15-30 ). In thi...
1 Samuel 18:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 18:5 . “David went out.” “That this refers to war and not to general business is plain, not only from the following account, which mentions not only mili...
1 Samuel 18:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 18:4 . Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David. This was the highest mark of favour he could show him, and it is still esteemed as such in the orient...
1 Samuel 18:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. David’s enemy-Saul It is the enmity of Saul which we are to consider--its beginning, its rapid growth, its deadly purpose. The excitement of the w...
1 Samuel 18:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

PERSONAL RELATIONS OF SAUL AND DAVID ( CHS . 18-27). FRIENDSHIP OF DAVID AND JONATHAN ( CHS . 18-20). EXPOSITION JONATHAN LOVES DAVID ( 1 Samuel 18:1-9 ). 1 Samue...
1 Samuel 18:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul's Regard Changes to Hatred
1 Samuel 18:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Colossians 4:5 ; Daniel 6:4 ; Daniel 6:5 ; James 1:5 ; James 3:17 ; Psalms 112:5

1 Samuel 18:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 18:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 18:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 18:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 18:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 18:15 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 18:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 18:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 18:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 18:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 18:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 18:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 18:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 18:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 18:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 18:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 18:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge