1 Samuel 29:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king? ”

1 Samuel 29:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See 1 Samuel 29:10 note.
1 Samuel 29:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may (e) not go fight against the enemies of my lord th...
1 Samuel 29:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 29-31., 2 Samuel 1:1-5 (J). Substantially these sections are a continuous narrative from the same document. XXIX. David is Dismissed from the Philistine Army. Continues 1 Samuel 28:1...
1 Samuel 29:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

with thee . before thee.
1 Samuel 29:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the ki...
1 Samuel 29:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And David said—what have I done? &c.— Dr. Chandler observes, that "this answer was prudent, and such as became the circumstances in which he then stood; but promised nothing, and was only in ge...
1 Samuel 29:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines. No JFB commentary on these verses.
1 Samuel 29:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David Disallowed from Fighting with the Philistines 1. Jezreel] the plain between Gilboa and Little Hermon.
1 Samuel 29:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? — David’s words have a ring of falseness in them; he never contemplated fighting in the ranks against Israel, and yet he speaks thus. The generous...
1 Samuel 29:8 - 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 29:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

under Just Suspicion 1 Samuel 29:1-11 David was in a strait! To what a plight had eighteen months of deceit brought him! He had no alternative other than to follow King Achish to battle, but it...
1 Samuel 29:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

David's sojourn with Achish resulted in his being compelled to join the Philistine army in its preparations to attack Israel. It is perfectly natural that the Philistine lords protested against this...
1 Samuel 29:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(8) And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord th...
1 Samuel 29:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And David said unto Achish, what have I done ?.... This question is anticipated by the speech of Achish, who had declared he had found no evil in him; but David must say something to put on an appea...
1 Samuel 29:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the ki...
1 Samuel 29:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

David said, But what have I done? This was deep dissimulation and flattery in David, no way to be justified. But who, that has not experienced it, can know how strong a temptation they who attend o...
1 Samuel 29:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The events of this chapter apparently took place before Saul's visit to the witch of En-dor, for Saul was killed the day following that visit (ch.28:19), and the battle in which he was killed did not...
1 Samuel 29:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Leaves the Philistines. B. C. 1055. 6 Then Achish called David, and said unto hi...
1 Samuel 29:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This was deep dissimulation and flattery; but he apprehended it necessary, lest he should tacitly confess himself guilty of that whereof they accused him, and thereby expose himself to the utmost haz...
1 Samuel 29:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Philistines Gather In Readiness For The Invasion of Israel And Refuse To Have David In Their Company ( 1 Samuel 29:1-11 ). This passage brings out how very much the concentration of the writer...
1 Samuel 29:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— “Aphek.” This place must either have been situated in the plain of Jezreel or Esdraelon, or on the road thither, and therefore must not be confounded with the cities...
1 Samuel 29:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 29:6 . As the Lord liveth. It is very remarkable that Achish should swear by Jehovah. David, it would seem, had converted him to this confession of faith; and therefore he regarded David...
1 Samuel 29:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DAVID 'S DISMISSAL FROM THE PHILISTINE CAMP ( 1 Samuel 29:1-9 .). EXPOSITION MARCH OF THE PHILISTINE ARMY ( 1 Samuel 29:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 29:1 The Philistines gathered...
1 Samuel 29:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Return to the Land of the Philistines
1 Samuel 29:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 12:3 ; 1 Samuel 17:29 ; 1 Samuel 20:8 ; 1 Samuel 26:18 ; 1 Samuel 28:2 ; 2 Samuel 16:18 ; 2 Samuel 16:19 ; Matthew 6:13 ; Psalms 34:13 ; Psalms 34:14
1 Samuel 29:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

David said &c. — This was deep dissimulation and flattery, no way to be justified. None knows, how strong a temptation they are in to compliment and dissemble, which they are in who attend grea...

1 Samuel 29:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 29:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 29:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 29:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 29:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 29:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 29:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 29:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 29:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 29:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 29:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 29:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 29:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 29:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 29:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 29:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 29:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 29:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 29:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 29:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 29:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 29:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 29:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 29:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 29:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 29:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes