1 Samuel 28:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever. ”

1 Samuel 28:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou shalt know ... - David dissembled (compare also 1 Samuel 29:8 ), hoping, no doubt, that something would happen to prevent his fighting against his king and country. Keeper of mine head -...
1 Samuel 28:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:2 is continued by 1 Samuel 29:1 ; the connexion is broken by the insertion of 1 Samuel 28:3-25 . Saul and the Witch of Endor. This section interrupts the connexion; moreover,...
1 Samuel 28:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Surely . Therefore; which Achish repeats in his reply. keeper of mine head : i.e. captain of my body-guard.
1 Samuel 28:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever. Surely thou shalt know what thy servant ca...
1 Samuel 28:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

It came to pass in those days— The Philistines, recruited about this time, as Sir Isaac Newton judges, by vast numbers of men driven out of Egypt by Amasis, resolve upon a new war with Israel; nor...
1 Samuel 28:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever. Surely thou shalt know what thy se...
1 Samuel 28:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Saul and the Witch of Endor 1 Samuel 28:3-25 come from another document and interrupt the connexion, as will be seen if the account is read without them. In order of time their proper position i...
1 Samuel 28:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And David said to Achish. — Sorely perplexed, David temporises. He dares not refuse; and yet, the idea of commanding a Philistine division in a war with Israel was to him a terrible alternative....
1 Samuel 28:2 - 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 28:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Resorting to a Familiar Spirit 1 Samuel 28:1-14 This chapter records the climax to which Saul's sins led, and which sealed his fate. See 1 Chronicles 10:13-14 . He went back to that which he h...
1 Samuel 28:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

It is strange how this story has been made to serve in defense of things occult, which, as a matter of fact, it condemns. Let it be carefully read, and it becomes perfectly patent that this woman had...
1 Samuel 28:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(2) And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head forever. The situation of David was critical. H...
1 Samuel 28:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And David said to Achish, surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do ,.... By which he would have Achish understand, and so he did, that he would exert himself in favour of the Philistines, and...
1 Samuel 28:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever. Ver. 2. Surely thou shalt know what thy...
1 Samuel 28:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

David said, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do He answered ambiguously, as he did before. Achish said, Therefore will I make thee keeper of my head That is, he promised to make him ca...
1 Samuel 28:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The inevitable conflict between Israel and the Philistines arises again, and David finds himself in an unpleasant situation Achish tells him that he and his men must accompany Achish to fight against...
1 Samuel 28:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Philistines Make War on Israel. B. C. 1055. 1 And it came to pass in those days, tha...
1 Samuel 28:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

David speaks ambitiously, as he did before, that Achish might understand him, as he did, of his acting for him against the Israelites; whereas he meant it of his acting for the Israelites against t...
1 Samuel 28:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 28:1 . “Know thou assuredly.” Some expositors regard these words of Achish as designed to try David: others think they express the entire confidence whic...
1 Samuel 28:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 28:4 . Shunem, in the tribe of Issachar, not far from mount Hermon. 1 Samuel 28:7 . A woman that hath a familiar spirit: a mistress of OB. See Deuteronomy 18:11 . The LXX read pytho...
1 Samuel 28:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Night preceding battle As the flash of lightning reveals the hidden scenery around, so the reception of momento...
1 Samuel 28:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DOWNFALL AND DEATH OF SAUL ( CHS . 28-31.) THE PHILISTINES GATHER TOGETHER FOR WAR . DISTRESS OF SAUL , AND VISIT TO THE WITCH OF ENDOR ( 1 Samuel 28:1-9 .)...
1 Samuel 28:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Consultation with the Witch
1 Samuel 28:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 27:10 ; 2 Samuel 16:16-19 ; Romans 12:9
1 Samuel 28:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Can do — He speaks ambiguously, as he did before.

1 Samuel 28:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 28:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 28:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 28:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 28:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 28:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 28:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 28:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 28:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 28:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 28:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 28:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 28:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 28:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 28:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 28:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 28:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 28:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 28:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 28:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes