1 Samuel 30:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. ”

1 Samuel 30:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Abiathar had continued to abide with David, ever since he joined him at Keilah 1 Samuel 23:6 . On inquiry of the Lord by the ephod, see Judges 1:1 note. The answers were evidently given by the W...
1 Samuel 30:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 30. Amalekite Raid on Ziklag. Cf. above. 1 Samuel 30:1-6 . On reaching Ziklag, David found that the Amalekites had sacked the town and carried off the families and property of himse...
1 Samuel 30:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Abiathar . He had the ephod, with David. Zadok, who was with Saul, had it not.
1 Samuel 30:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. Bring me hither the ephod - It seems as if David had p...
1 Samuel 30:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. No JFB commentary on these verses.
1 Samuel 30:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Amalekites raid Ziklag, and are pursued by David 2. Slew not any] They would be valuable as slaves.
1 Samuel 30:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Abiathar. — Abiathar had doubtless been with David, and he had joined him at Keilah. Through all his wanderings we hear, however, nothing of prayer and of consultation of the Urim. As regards the u...
1 Samuel 30:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXXV. DAVID AT ZIKLAG. 1 Samuel 30:1-31 . AFTER David had received from King Achish the appointment of captain of his body guard, he had with his troops accompanied the Philistine army...
1 Samuel 30:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Blow That Led Back to God 1 Samuel 30:1-15 As David was leaving the battlefield, a number of men of Manasseh fell to him, 1 Chronicles 12:20 , so his following was greatly increased. It was...
1 Samuel 30:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Being thus delivered, David returned to Ziklag. In his absence it had been sacked by the Amalekites. Immediately the true spirit of patriotic heroism was stirred within him, and he moved with rapid d...
1 Samuel 30:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(7) В¶ And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. (8) And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Sha...
1 Samuel 30:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son ,.... The son of Ahimelech, who was slain at Nob by the order of Saul, 1 Samuel 22:19 ; and Abiathar his son, who fled to David with the ephod...
1 Samuel 30:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. Ver. 7. I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. ] S...
1 Samuel 30:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bring hither the ephod And put it on thyself, that thou mayest inquire of God according to his ordinance. David was sensible of his former error, in neglecting to ask counsel of God by the ephod, w...
1 Samuel 30:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Returning to Ziklag, David and his men find themselves described by the meaning of Zikiag's name, "enveloped in grief." They had been at least some days away, and the Amalekites had invaded the land,...
1 Samuel 30:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Recovers the Spoil. B. C. 1055. 7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimele...
1 Samuel 30:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bring me hither the ephod, and put it upon thyself, that thou mayst inquire of God according to his ordinance, Numbers 27:21 . See above, 1 Samuel 23:9 . David was sensible of his former erro...
1 Samuel 30:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David And His Men Pursue The Amalekites And Destroy Them, Recovering All That They Had Lost And More In Abundance ( 1 Samuel 30:7-20 ). The Amalekites, aware that any opposition to what they had d...
1 Samuel 30:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 30:1 . “The south,” or the Negeb , the south country, so called by the Israelites as being the southern part of Palentine. 1 Samuel 30:2 . “They slew...
1 Samuel 30:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 30:7 . Abiathar brought the ephod. None but the priest could wear this, and as the highpriest could not consult the oracle without the knowledge of his sovereign, Abiathar wore the ephod,...
1 Samuel 30:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

When David and his men were come to Ziklag. David in three situations at Ziklag in his distress, on his way to the Amalekites, and among the Amalekites. I. David in his distress. See in it t...
1 Samuel 30:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DAVID RESCUES HIS WIVES FROM THE AMALEKITES ( 1 Samuel 30:1-9 ). EXPOSITION DAVID UPON HIS RETURN FINDS ZIKLAG BURNT BY THE AMALEKITES ( 1 Samuel 30:1-9 )....
1 Samuel 30:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Return to Ziklag
1 Samuel 30:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 2:26 ; 1 Samuel 22:20 ; 1 Samuel 22:21 ; 1 Samuel 23:2-9 ; Mark 2:26
1 Samuel 30:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The ephod — And put it upon thyself, that thou mayst enquire of God according to his ordinance, David was sensible of his former error in neglecting to ask counsel of God by the ephod, when he came...

1 Samuel 30:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 30:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 30:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 30:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 30:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 30:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 30:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 30:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 30:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 30:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 30:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 30:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 30:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 30:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 30:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 30:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 30:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 30:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 30:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 30:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 30:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 30:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 30:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 30:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 30:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes