1 Samuel 21:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house? ”

1 Samuel 21:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this [fellow] to play the mad man in my presence? (k) shall this [fellow] come into my house? (k) Is he fit to be in a king's house.
1 Samuel 21:15 - 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 21:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Have..... shall this... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6.
1 Samuel 21:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house? Shall this fellow come into my house? - I will not take into my...
1 Samuel 21:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house? Have I need of mad men? Jewish writers say that the wife and...
1 Samuel 21:15 - 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 21:15 - 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 21:15 - 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 21:15 - 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 21:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(12) And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. (13) And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled o...
1 Samuel 21:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Have I need of madmen ?.... Or fools, do I want them? have not I enough of them already at my court? I want wise men, and not fools and madmen. The Jews say w that the wife and daughter of Achish we...
1 Samuel 21:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this [fellow] to play the mad man in my presence? shall this [fellow] come into my house? Ver. 15. Have I need of mad men? ] The Rabbis say that Achish...
1 Samuel 21:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Have I need of madmen? It is highly probable that Achish was aware this madness was counterfeit. But, being desirous to preserve David, he spoke as if he thought it real.
1 Samuel 21:15 - 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 21:15 - 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 21:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I need wise men, not such fools or madmen as this is. I will not have my court disgraced with entertaining such fellows.
1 Samuel 21:15 - 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 21:15 - 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 21:15 - 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 21:15 - 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 21:15 - 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 21:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David at Gath
1 Samuel 21:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 21:15
1 Samuel 21:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Mad men — It is highly probable, Achish was aware, that this madness was counterfeit. But being desirous to preserve David, he speaks as if he thought it real.

1 Samuel 21:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 21:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 21:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 21:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 21:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 21:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 21:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 21:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 21:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 21:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 21:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 21:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 21:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 21:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 21:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 21:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 21:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 21:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 21:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 21:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 21:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 21:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 21:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 21:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes