1 Samuel 23:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand. ”

1 Samuel 23:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, [that] he came down [with] an (c) ephod in his hand. (c) By God's providence the ephod was preserved and kept with Da...
1 Samuel 23:6 - 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 23:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

fled. Compare 1 Samuel 22:20 . This verse is the Figure of speech Hysteresis. App-6.
1 Samuel 23:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand. Came down with an ephod - I think this verse should come immediately...
1 Samuel 23:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand. When Abiathar ... fled to David ... he came down with an ephod -...
1 Samuel 23:6 - 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 23:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

With an ephod in his hand. — The difficulty-here with the version and commentators is that they failed to understand that enquiry of the Lord could be made in any other mode than through the Urim....
1 Samuel 23:6 - 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 23:6 - 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 23:6 - 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 23:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(6) And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand. It was no inconsiderable token this neither of the same favour, in t...
1 Samuel 23:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah ,.... Either when he was there, or near the place: [that] he came down with an ephod in his hand ; not with a linen...
1 Samuel 23:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, [that] he came down [with] an ephod in his hand. Ver. 6. With an ephod in his hand. ] Or, The ephod came into his h...
1 Samuel 23:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He came down with an ephod Rather, with the ephod , namely, the high-priest's ephod, wherein were the Urim and Thummim. For Abiathar, being left, it is probable, to keep the sanctuary, while h...
1 Samuel 23:6 - 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 23:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Delivers Keilah. B. C. 1057. 1 Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistin...
1 Samuel 23:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Or, with the ephod , to wit, the high priest's ephod, in which were the Urim and Thummim, Exodus 28:30 , which when Ahimelech and the rest of the priests went to Saul, were probably left in his h...
1 Samuel 23:6 - 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 23:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES — 1 Samuel 22:1 . “ Keilah .” A city of Judah, mentioned in Joshua 15:44 , and identified by Lieut. Van de Velde with a site containing ruins, and now called Kila, a...
1 Samuel 23:6 - 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 23:6 - 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 23:6 - 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 23:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Rescue of Keilah
1 Samuel 23:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 14:18 ; 1 Samuel 14:3 ; 1 Samuel 14:36 ; 1 Samuel 14:37 ; 1 Samuel 22:20 ; Exodus 28:30 ; Exodus 28:31
1 Samuel 23:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ephod — With the Ephod, the high — priest's Ephod, wherein were the Urim and the Thummim, which when Ahimelech and the rest of the priests went to Saul, were probably left in his hand. This gave hi...

1 Samuel 23:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 23:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 23:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 23:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 23:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 23:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 23:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 23:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 23:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 23:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 23:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 23:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 23:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 23:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 23:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 23:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 23:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 23:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 23:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 23:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes