1 Samuel 24:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt. ”

1 Samuel 24:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

David’s heart smote him - He thought the action inconsistent with the respect which he owed to the king.
1 Samuel 24:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart (d) smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt. (d) For seeing it was his own private cause, he repented that he had touched his enemy.
1 Samuel 24:5 - 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 24:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Saul's skirt . the lappet of Saul's robe.
1 Samuel 24:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 305 DAVID’S FORBEARANCE TOWARDS SAUL 1 Samuel 24:4-6 . And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the Lord said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thi...
1 Samuel 24:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
1 Samuel 24:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt— The reasons which restrained David from killing Saul, were worthy a brave and generous man, a man of piety and virtue. He durst not str...
1 Samuel 24:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt. No JFB commentary on these verses.
1 Samuel 24:5 - 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 24:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

David’s heart smote him. — Not for what he had done to Saul, but his conscience smote him for the momentary thought that had stained his soul of slaying the Lord’s Anointed. This is better than wit...
1 Samuel 24:5 - 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 24:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Returning Good for Evil 1 Samuel 24:1-15 Engedi is situated on the western shore of the Dead Sea. As Saul entered the cave, a very insidious temptation presented itself to David. Why not rid th...
1 Samuel 24:5 - 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 24:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee...
1 Samuel 24:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him ,.... His conscience accused him, and he repented of what he had done: because he had cut off Saul's skirt ; which though less than what...
1 Samuel 24:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt. Ver. 5. David's heart smote,] i.e., His conscience, which keeps court in every faculty of the so...
1 Samuel 24:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

David's heart smote him His intention in cutting off Saul's skirt was only to give certain proof that he did not seek his life, in that he had spared it when it was wholly in his power; yet no soon...
1 Samuel 24:5 - 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 24:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Spares Saul in the Cave. B. C. 1057. 1 And it came to pass, when Saul was returned...
1 Samuel 24:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Not only because it was injurious, and reproachful, and dangerous to the king; but possibly because he had some secret thought of doing more to him, though he suppressed and overcame it; for he attem...
1 Samuel 24:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Saul Unwittingly Puts Himself At David's Mercy ( 1 Samuel 24:1-7 ). Even in Engedi David was not safe from a vengeful Saul, for once he had driven back the Philistines, Saul gathered three thousan...
1 Samuel 24:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 24:2 “ Rocks of the wild goats ,” or ibex-rocks . Probably not a name for any particular rock, but a general term applied to the locality on account of t...
1 Samuel 24:5 - 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 24:5 - 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 24:5 - 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 24:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul in the Cave
1 Samuel 24:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 3:20 ; 1 John 3:21 ; 2 Kings 22:19 ; 2 Samuel 12:9 ; 2 Samuel 24:10

1 Samuel 24:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 24:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 24:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Samuel 24:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 24:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 24:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 24:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 24:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 24:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 24:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 24:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 24:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 24:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 24:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 24:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 24:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 24:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 24:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 24:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 24:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 24:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge