1 Samuel 27:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee? ”

1 Samuel 27:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

David, with characteristic Oriental subtlety (compare 1 Samuel 21:2 ), suggests as a reason for leaving Gath that his presence was burdensome and expensive to the king. His real motive was to be m...
1 Samuel 27:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, (c) let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal ci...
1 Samuel 27:5 - 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 27:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city w...
1 Samuel 27:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal ci...
1 Samuel 27:5 - 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 27:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee? — The real reason why David wished a separate residence was that he might conduct his forays and other affairs apart from the supervision o...
1 Samuel 27:5 - 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 27:5 - 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 27:5 - 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 27:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(5) And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal ci...
1 Samuel 27:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And David said unto Achish ,.... After he had been some time with him: if I have now found grace in thine eyes ; or was in favour, as he thought himself to be, by various instances of respect show...
1 Samuel 27:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city w...
1 Samuel 27:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let them give me a place This was a prudent request of David, who hereby intended to preserve his people, both from the vices to which conversation with the Philistines would have exposed them, and...
1 Samuel 27:5 - 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 27:5 - 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 27:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A prudent desire. Hereby David designed, 1. To preserve his people, both from the idolatry and other vices which conversation with the Philistines would have exposed them to; and from that envy, an...
1 Samuel 27:5 - 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 27:5 - 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 27:5 - 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 27:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David in Gath and Ziklag
1 Samuel 27:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 6:17 ; Genesis 46:34
1 Samuel 27:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Give me a place — A prudent desire. Hereby David designed to preserve his people, both from the vices, which conversation with the Philistines would have exposed them to; and from that envy, and ma...

1 Samuel 27:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 27:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 27:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 27:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 27:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 27:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 27:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 27:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 27:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 27:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 27:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 27:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 27:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 27:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 27:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 27:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 27:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 27:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes