1 Samuel 23:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth. ”

1 Samuel 23:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23. David Escapes from Saul (J). 1 Samuel 23:1-13 . David hears that the Philistines are raiding the territory of Keilah (p. 31), a little S. of Adullam. He ascertains by oracles, proba...
1 Samuel 23:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare...
1 Samuel 23:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up. No JFB commentary on these verses.
1 Samuel 23:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David delivers Keilah and afterwards retires to the Wilderness of Ziph and maon 6. With an ephod in his hand ] This is inserted to explain how it was that David was able to enquire of the Lord...
1 Samuel 23:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Which were about six hundred. — This is the only note we have in this part of the narrative of the rapid increase of the number of “men-at-arms” who joined David. Whithersoever they could. — Tha...
1 Samuel 23:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXX. DAVID AT KEILAH, ZIPH, AND MAON. 1 Samuel 23:1-29 . THE period of David's life shortly sketched in this chapter, must have been full of trying and exciting events. If we knew all...
1 Samuel 23:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Success and Safety under God's Guidance 1 Samuel 23:1-14 We learn here that those who are called to walk in the maze of human life need to look constantly upward for direction. “It is not in ma...
1 Samuel 23:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The series of happenings recorded in this chapter reveals most vividly the appalling condition of affairs in the kingdom. Saul, still nominally king, filled with hatred for David, was devoting all h...
1 Samuel 23:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(10) Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. (11) Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his h...
1 Samuel 23:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then David and his men, [which were] about six hundred ,.... Having had an increase of two hundred since he was at the cave of Adullam, 1 Samuel 22:1 , and upon his relief of Keilah, 1 Samuel 23:5...
1 Samuel 23:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then David and his men, [which were] about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare...
1 Samuel 23:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Which were about six hundred His forces were increased two hundred since his famous victory over the Philistines at Keilah. Whithersoever they could go To the first convenient place of safety to...
1 Samuel 23:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

David remains devoted to his people Israel. It is disturbing to him to hear that the Philistines were fighting against Keilah and robbing grain from the threshing floors. Saul shows no concern for th...
1 Samuel 23:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Escapes from Keilah. B. C. 1057. 7 And it was told Saul that David was come to K...
1 Samuel 23:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Which were about six hundred; two hundred being added to his former number, 1 Samuel 22:2 , upon his last and great success against the Philistines. Whithersoever they could go; hither or thit...
1 Samuel 23:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Section 4 Subsection B. David Delivers Keilah From An Invasion By The Philistines, Is Visited by Jonathan, And Evades Capture By Saul ( 1 Samuel 23:1-28 ) a David Delivers Keilah From An Invasio...
1 Samuel 23:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES 1 Samuel 23:13 . “ They went whithersoever ,” etc. Lit. “They wandered about where they wandered about, i.e. , wherever they could go without danger.” (Keil.) 1...
1 Samuel 23:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 23:1 . Keilah, a walled town in the south of Judah, near the sources of the brook Besor. 1 Samuel 23:4 . David enquired of the Lord yet again. Gideon also asked a double sign in time...
1 Samuel 23:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Arise, go down to Keilah. The training in the wilderness The contrast between David at Nob or Gath and at Hareth and Keilah is most marked. 1. It is God’s will he desires to know ( 1 Samuel...
1 Samuel 23:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

ADVENTURES OF DAVID AT KEILAH AND IN THE WILDERNESS OF ZIPH ( 1 Samuel 23:1-9 ). EXPOSITION DAVID RESCUES KEILAH , BUT HAS TO ESCAPE FROM THE TREACHERY...
1 Samuel 23:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Rescue of Keilah
1 Samuel 23:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 22:2 ; 1 Samuel 25:13 ; 1 Samuel 30:10 ; 1 Samuel 30:9

1 Samuel 23:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 23:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 23:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 23:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 23:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 23:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 23:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 23:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 23:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 23:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 23:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 23:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 23:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 23:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 23:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 23:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 23:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge