1 Samuel 23:28 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.d ”

1 Samuel 23:28 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Sela-hammahlekoth - See the margin. (Identified by Conder with a narrow and impassable gorge between El Kolah and Maon, called Malaky).
1 Samuel 23:28 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place (l) Selahammahlekoth. (l) That is, stone of division, because there they divided...
1 Samuel 23:28 - 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 23:28 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Sela-hammahlekoth . the cliff of divisions or separations. Now Wady Malaky, where two forces could be inaccessible the one to the other, and yet within sight and hearing.
1 Samuel 23:28 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth. They called that place Sela-hammah-lekoth - That is, the rock o...
1 Samuel 23:28 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

There came a messenger unto Saul— Thus, by the timely interposition of Providence, David was delivered from one of the most immediate dangers of his life: and from this time they called the place...
1 Samuel 23:28 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammah-lekoth. Therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth х...
1 Samuel 23:28 - 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 23:28 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Sela-hammahlekoth. — Literally, as in the margin of our Bibles, the rock (or, still better, the cliff ) of divisions. Other scholars, with greater reason, prefer the derivation from a Hebrew w...
1 Samuel 23:28 - 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 23:28 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
1 Samuel 23:28 - 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 23:28 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(27) But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land. (28) Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philis...
1 Samuel 23:28 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Therefore Saul returned from pursuing after David ,.... Stopped short at once, as soon as ever he received the message: and went against the Philistines ; to stop them in their progress, and drive...
1 Samuel 23:28 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth. Ver. 28. They called that place Selahammahlekoth. ] Petram...
1 Samuel 23:28 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

There came a messenger unto Saul See the providence of God! His wisdom is never at a loss for ways and means to preserve his people. Nothing could be more distressful, nothing more hopeless than th...
1 Samuel 23:28 - 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 23:28 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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...
1 Samuel 23:28 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

i.e. The rock of divisions, because there Saul was separated, and in a manner pulled asunder from David, who was now almost within his reach.
1 Samuel 23:28 - 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 23:28 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 23:28 - Scofield Reference Notes

Selahammahlekoth That is, The Crag (or Cliff) of Divisions.
1 Samuel 23:28 - 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 23:28 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
1 Samuel 23:28 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

In the Wilderness of Ziph
1 Samuel 23:28 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 23:28
1 Samuel 23:28 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Called, &c. — That is, The rock of divisions, because there Saul was separated, and in a manner pulled asunder from David, who was now almost within his reach.

1 Samuel 23:28 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:28 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 23:28 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:28 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 23:28 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:28 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 23:28 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 23:28 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:28 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 23:28 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 23:28 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 23:28 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 23:28 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 23:28 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 23:28 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 23:28 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 23:28 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:28 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 23:28 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 23:28 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:28 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 23:28 - Scofield Reference Notes

1 Samuel 23:28 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 23:28 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 23:28 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 23:28 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 23:28 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes