1 Samuel 24:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt? ”

1 Samuel 24:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

David was quite aware that there were flatterers at Saul’s court who were continually inflaming the King’s mind by their false accusations against him. This explains the language of many of the Psa...
1 Samuel 24:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And David said to Saul, (e) Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt? (e) Contrary to the report of those who said David was Saul's enemy, he proves himself to be h...
1 Samuel 24:9 - 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 24:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

men's . Hebrew. 'adam. App-14. evil. Hebrew. ra`a`. App-44. transgression. Hebrew. pasha`. App-44. sinned. Hebrew. chata'. App-44. soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
1 Samuel 24:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
1 Samuel 24:9 - 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 24:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Wherefore hearest thou men’s words? — David had many deadly enemies at the court of Saul, who evidently laboured with success to deepen Saul’s jealousy, and to widen the breach which already existe...
1 Samuel 24:9 - 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 24:9 - 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 24:9 - 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 24:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(8) David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself....
1 Samuel 24:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And David said to Saul, wherefore hearest thou men's words ,.... The false charges and accusations, that some of Saul's courtiers brought against David, as Doeg the Edomite, and such like sycophants...
1 Samuel 24:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt? Ver. 9. Wherefore hearest thou men's words?] The tale hearer is no less faulty than the tale bear...
1 Samuel 24:9 - 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 24:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Expostulates with Saul. B. C. 1057. 9 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest...
1 Samuel 24:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He prudently and modestly translates the fault from Saul to his followers and evil counsellors.
1 Samuel 24:9 - 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 24:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 24:8 . The closeness of the precipitous rocks and the depth of the ravines or wadies between them, together with the remarkable purity of the air, made it...
1 Samuel 24:9 - 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 24:9 - 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 24:9 - 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 24:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David Protests his Innocence
1 Samuel 24:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 26:19 ; Ecclesiastes 7:21 ; Ecclesiastes 7:22 ; James 3:6 ; Leviticus 19:16 ; Proverbs 16:28 ; Proverbs 17:4 ; Proverbs 18:8 ; Proverbs 25:23 ; Proverbs 26:20-22 ; Proverbs 26:28...

1 Samuel 24:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 24:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 24:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 24:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 24:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 24:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 24:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 24:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 24:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 24:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 24:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 24:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 24:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 24:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 24:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 24:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 24:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 24:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge