1 Samuel 21:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. ”

1 Samuel 21:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Achish king of Gath - It appears from the title that Psalms 34 was composed on this occasion. (See the note there.) Nothing can give a more lively impression of the straits to which David was r...
1 Samuel 21:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And David arose, and (h) fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. (h) That is, out of Saul's domain.
1 Samuel 21:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 21. David at Nob and Gath. 1 Samuel 21:1-9 (J). From one of the ancient documents; it is not clear which of the previous sections finds its sequel here. It is often connected with 1 Sa...
1 Samuel 21:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

for fear of Saul . from the face of Saul.
1 Samuel 21:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. Went to Achish the king of Gath - This was the worst place to which he could have gone: it was the very city...
1 Samuel 21:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And David—went to Achish, the king of Gath— David, being proscribed, but without reason, and being everywhere in danger in his own country, fled, as a man in perpetual hazard of his life, to the ne...
1 Samuel 21:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. David ... fled that day for fear of Saul. The king's uncontrolable violence and jealousy of David, to...
1 Samuel 21:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Flight of David David first of all flees to Nob, where Ahimelech supplies him with food and gives him the sword of Goliath. He next takes refuge with Achish at Gath.
1 Samuel 21:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And David arose and fled· — The cause of this sudden flight was, of course, the fear of Doeg, one of Saul’s most trusted servants. Not an hour must be lost, thought David; my deadly foe will hear t...
1 Samuel 21:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXVIII. DAVID AT NOB AND AT GATH. 1 Samuel 21:1-15 . WE enter here on a somewhat painful part of David's history. He is not living so near to God as before; and in consequence his cour...
1 Samuel 21:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Food and Weapon: a Side Step 1 Samuel 21:1-15 David fled to Nob, at the north of the Mount of Olives, where Ahimelech presided over the relics of the ancient sanctuary. His suspicions were remo...
1 Samuel 21:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Under such trying stress, the land itself seemed too hot to hold David, and he takes refuge in flight. The story of his period of exile, with its varied experiences, follows. His movements during thi...
1 Samuel 21:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(10) В¶ And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. It is astonishing to see how the Lord's most eminent servants have been obliged to seek shelter from...
1 Samuel 21:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul ,.... He had fled before for fear of him both from his own house, and from Naioth, 1 Samuel 19:18 ; but now he fled out of the land of Israel, for...
1 Samuel 21:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. Ver. 10. And went to Achish, ] i.e., Into his country, - any whither from Saul, that Hercules furens,...
1 Samuel 21:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

David arose and fed to Achish A miserable condition, to be forced to flee to those for protection who were naturally his bitter enemies. For this was the city of Goliath whom he had slain, and whos...
1 Samuel 21:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

David came down to Nob, which was a cause of alarm to Ahimelech the priest, who asks why he had no man with him. It would seem from the history here that he had no-one identified with him, yet there...
1 Samuel 21:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Driven from Achish. B. C. 1057. 10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear o...
1 Samuel 21:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A strange action; but it must be considered, 1. That Saul's rage was so great and implacable, his power also and diligence in hunting after him so great, that he despaired of escaping him any other...
1 Samuel 21:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David The Champion Slayer Is Humiliated Before The King Of Gath ( 1 Samuel 21:8-15 ). It can surely not be a coincidence that in this passage David's miserable time in Gath is preceded by a remind...
1 Samuel 21:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 21:1 . The position of Nob cannot now be determined, only from Isaiah 10:28-33 , we gather that it was on the road northward between Jerusalem and Anathot...
1 Samuel 21:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 21:1 . Nob; fifteen miles west of Jerusalem, and on the road to Gath, where the wandering ark now rested. It was a little city of priests. After they were all murdered, by Saul, the ark w...
1 Samuel 21:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then came David to Nob. Almost gone It is not easy to walk with God. I. The steps of David’s declension. The first sign of what was impending was his remark to Jonathan, that there was but a...
1 Samuel 21:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DAVID 'S FLIGHT TO NOB , AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE PHILISTINES ( 1 Samuel 21:1-9 .). EXPOSITION DAVID 'S FLIGHT TO NOB ( 1 Samuel 21:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 21:1 Then came D...
1 Samuel 21:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish, whose official title was Abimelech, Psalms 34, the king of Gath, in the Philistine country.
1 Samuel 21:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 19:3 ; 1 Samuel 27:1 ; 1 Samuel 27:2 ; Jeremiah 26:21 ; Micah 1:14 ; Psalms 34:1
1 Samuel 21:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

To Achish — A strange action; but it must be considered, that Saul's rage was so great, his power also, and diligence in hunting after him that he despaired of escaping any other way: and a despera...

1 Samuel 21:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 21:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 21:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 21:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 21:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 21:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 21:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 21:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 21:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 21:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 21:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 21:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 21:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 21:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 21:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 21:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 21:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 21:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 21:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 21:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 21:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 21:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 21:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 21:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 21:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 21:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 21:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes