1 Samuel 27:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him. ”

1 Samuel 27:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:1 to 1 Samuel 28:2 . David at Gath (J). Sequel to 1 Samuel 26:25 ( cf. 1 Samuel 21:10-15 ). 1 Samuel 27:1-6 . As a last resource David takes refuge at Gath. 1 Samuel 27:...
1 Samuel 27:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
1 Samuel 27:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him. No JFB commentary on this verse.
1 Samuel 27:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David flees to Gath, and obtains Ziklag from Achish 2. David's position now as the captain of 600 men was quite different from what it was in 1 Samuel 21:10 .
1 Samuel 27:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And it was told Saul. — This short statement tells us plainly that up to the moment when Saul heard that David had crossed the frontier, he had not ceased to pursue after him and to seek his life....
1 Samuel 27:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXXIII DAVID'S SECOND FLIGHT TO GATH. 1 Samuel 27:1-12 ; 1 Samuel 28:1-2 ; 1 Samuel 29:1-11 . WE are not prepared for the sad decline in the spirit of trust which is recorded in the...
1 Samuel 27:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Substituting Policy for Trust 1 Samuel 27:1-12 David had every assurance that he would be king. From Samuel, Jonathan and Saul he had heard predictions of his coming exaltation; yet suddenly he...
1 Samuel 27:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

David's sense of his danger increased until he became almost pessimistic, and he said in his heart, "I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul." And who can wonder at, or blame him? Long and wea...
1 Samuel 27:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(3) And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife. (4) And it w...
1 Samuel 27:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath ,.... Who very probably had his spies out to watch his motions, and report to him where he was, and what he was doing: and he sought no more again...
1 Samuel 27:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him. Ver. 4. That David was fled to Gath. ] Such news would fly amain, and make good sport amongst the courtiers h...
1 Samuel 27:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

So soon after David's admirable moral victory in Chapter 26, it is sad to see his faith wavering in his decision "to escape to the land of the Philistines." Did he not remember his experience with Ac...
1 Samuel 27:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Returns to Gath. B. C. 1055. 1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one...
1 Samuel 27:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

By which it is implied that he would have gone on in persecuting David, if he had continued in his dominions.
1 Samuel 27:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David Decides To Move To Gath And Is Welcomed By Achish ( 1 Samuel 27:1-4 ). It is easy to understand the reason why David moved to Gath. He had at last realised that there was no hope of any furt...
1 Samuel 27:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 27:1 . “Saul shall despair,” or “desist from me.” “The idea of the word is, to give a thing up as impossible or useless.” (Erdmann.) 1 Samuel 27:2...
1 Samuel 27:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 27:8 . The Geshurites. They were a branch of the Canaanites. Joshua 12:5 . Another branch of this people resided beyond the Jordan. 2Sa 3:3; 2 Samuel 13:15 . The Gezrites are the peop...
1 Samuel 27:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DAVID FINDS A REFUGE AT ZIKLAG ( 1 Samuel 27:1-9 .). EXPOSITION DAVID AGAIN SEEKS PROTECTION AT GATH ( 1 Samuel 27:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 27:1 David said in his heart. He...
1 Samuel 27:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David in Gath and Ziklag
1 Samuel 27:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 26:21
1 Samuel 27:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Sought no more for him — At their meeting Saul's heart was deeply wounded, and he had said, "Return, my son David, Be with me as in time past." Nor have we the least proof, that he would have sough...

1 Samuel 27:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 27:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 27:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 27:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 27:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 27:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 27:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 27:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 27:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 27:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 27:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 27:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 27:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 27:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 27:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 27:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes