1 Samuel 23:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. ”

1 Samuel 23:8 - 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 23:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. Saul called all the people together - That is, all the people of that region or district, that they...
1 Samuel 23:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. Saul called all the people - not the united tribes of Israel, but the inhabitants of the ad...
1 Samuel 23:8 - 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 23:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And Saul called all the people together. — Such a summons to war on the part of the sovereign has been always a royal right. The plea, of course, alleged for this “summons” was the necessity of an...
1 Samuel 23:8 - 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 23:8 - 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 23:8 - 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 23:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(8) And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. (9) And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar t...
1 Samuel 23:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Saul called all the people together to war ,.... Or "caused [them] to hear" m summoned them by an herald, whom he sent into all parts of the kingdom to proclaim war, and require them in his name...
1 Samuel 23:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. Ver. 8. To besiege David and his men. ] Rather than to pursue the Philistines. So the Pope publi...
1 Samuel 23:8 - 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 23:8 - 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 23:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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1 Samuel 23:8 - 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 23:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES 1 Samuel 23:9-12 . “It is evident from these verses that when the will of God was sought through the Urim and Thummim, the person making the inquiry placed the matte...
1 Samuel 23:8 - 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 23:8 - 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 23:8 - 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 23:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Rescue of Keilah

1 Samuel 23:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 23:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 23:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 23:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 23:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 23:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 23:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 23:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 23:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 23:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 23:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 23:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 23:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 23:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 23:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 23:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann