1 Samuel 24:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. ”

1 Samuel 24:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 24. David Spares Saul at Engedi (E). Chs. 24 and 26 give two versions of the same story, located at different places. Probably both versions are early. It is not clear which is the earlier...
1 Samuel 24:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
1 Samuel 24:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David spares Saul's Life at Engedi We have a similar incident narrated in 1 Samuel 26 , and some critics hold that the two are merely varying accounts of the same event. But it. is to be noticed...
1 Samuel 24:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXXI. DAVID TWICE SPARES THE LIFE OF SAUL. 1 Samuel 24:1-22 ; 1 Samuel 26:1-25 . THE invasion of the Philistines had freed David from the fear of Saul for a time, but only for a time....
1 Samuel 24:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Kindness Wakens a Better Spirit 1 Samuel 24:16-22 ; 1 Samuel 25:1 David's noble self-restraint, followed as it was by no less noble words, awoke the best side of Saul's nature. Chords began to...
1 Samuel 24:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

At last Saul was in David's power. It would have been perfectly easy for him to have taken his life. He did not do so, but, withholding his hand, uttered a strong protest against Saul's persecution....
1 Samuel 24:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(16) В¶ And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. (17) And he said to...
1 Samuel 24:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said to David, thou [art] more righteous than I ,.... By which it appears he thought himself righteous, though David was more so; the righteousness of David was so glaring, that his enemy him...
1 Samuel 24:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he said to David, Thou [art] more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. Ver. 17. Thou art more righteows than I. ] This is a great mercy of God,...
1 Samuel 24:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou art more righteous than I He ingenuously acknowledges David's integrity and his own iniquity. If a man find his enemy, will he let him go? That is, he will certainly destroy him to save hims...
1 Samuel 24:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Having 600 men with him, David could not easily be hidden, and Saul gets the report of his being in the wilderness of En-gedi. Not being exactly a brave man himself, Saul required 3000 chosen men of...
1 Samuel 24:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Saul Relents at David's Reproof. B. C. 1057. 16 And it came to pass, when David had ma...
1 Samuel 24:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thou hast rewarded me good for the evil that I have designed and done to thee. I have rewarded thee evil for thy good will to me.
1 Samuel 24:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David Reveals Himself To Saul And Demonstrates That He Has Proved By His Restraint In Not Killing Him That He Is Totally Loyal To Him ( 1 Samuel 24:8-22 ). Once Saul had left the cave David boldly...
1 Samuel 24:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 24:16 . “ And Saul lifted up his voice .” “There is no hypocrisy or pretence here. Saul, tossed powerless hither and thither by fierce passions and without...
1 Samuel 24:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 24:1 . En-gedi was adjacent to the dead sea. Strabo, speaking of the caverns in Syria and Iturea, says, there is one which will hold four thousand men. Lib. 16. 1 Samuel 24:3 . Saul...
1 Samuel 24:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Where was a cave and Saul went in . .. and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. Saul and David in the cave Saul’s animosity is a fire that finds constant fuel. No sooner are...
1 Samuel 24:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DAVID IN THE WILDERNESS OF ENGEDI (1Sa 23:29 -35-24). EXPOSITION DAVID SPARES SAUL 'S LIFE IN A CAVE ( 1 Samuel 24:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 24:1 The wilderness of En-gedi....
1 Samuel 24:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul Acknowledges his Fault
1 Samuel 24:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 26:21 ; Exodus 9:27 ; Genesis 38:26 ; Matthew 27:4 ; Matthew 5:44 ; Psalms 37:6 ; Romans 12:20 ; Romans 12:21
1 Samuel 24:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

More righteous than I — He ingenuously acknowledges David's integrity, and his own iniquity.

1 Samuel 24:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 24:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 24:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 24:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 24:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 24:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 24:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 24:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 24:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 24:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 24:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 24:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 24:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 24:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 24:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 24:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes