“ And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me ”
And Saul said, (g) Blessed [be] ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me. (g) the Lord recompense this friendship.
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...
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand. No JFB commentary on these verses.
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...
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...
a Relentless Pursuit Foiled 1 Samuel 23:15-29 Amid outward strife, God is sure to provide some rill of human love-a tender friendship, a Jonathan. See Psalms 106:46 . This is the mission of a...
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...
(19) В¶ Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon? (20) Now ther...
And Saul said, blessed [be] ye of the Lord ,.... He highly commends them for the offer they made to him, blesses God for them, and desires the blessing of God upon them for it: for ye have compass...
And Saul said, Blessed [be] ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me. Ver. 21. Blessed be ye of the Lord. ] God was much in this hypocrite's mouth, but far from his reins: Jer 12:3 he abuseth...
Then came the Ziphites to Saul They were of David's own tribe, though for this unnatural carriage to him he calls them strangers. Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord Saul, notwithstanding all hi...
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...
19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon? 20 Now...
Whilst others harden their hearts against me, and join with David in his treasonable conspiracy, you show your pity to me by your readiness to help me.
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...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES 1 Samuel 23:19 . “ Then came up the Ziphites .” “There is no spot from which you can obtain a better view of David’s wandering backwards and forwards in the desert t...
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...
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...
EXPOSITION SAUL 'S PURSUIT OF DAVID IN THE WILDERNESS OF ZIPH ( 1 Samuel 23:14-9 ). 1 Samuel 23:14 , 1 Samuel 23:15 Strong holds. Natural fortresses in the woods an...
In the Wilderness of Ziph
1 Samuel 22:8 ; Isaiah 66:5 ; Judges 17:2 ; Micah 3:11 ; Psalms 10:3