1 Samuel 24:19

The Lord reward thee — Because he thought himself not able to recompense so great a favour, he prays God to recompense it.

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 24. David Spares Saul at Engedi (E). Chs. 24 and 26 give two versions of the same story, located at different places. Probably both versio...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

if... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6. man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day. If a man fin...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For if a man find his enemy— For if a man, finding his enemy, lets him go well away, the Lord will reward him: wherefore the Lord reward thee for...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David spares Saul's Life at Engedi We have a similar incident narrated in 1 Samuel 26 , and some critics hold that the two are merely varying acc...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Lord reward thee good ] Gleams of his former high character still show themselves in Saul.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXXI. DAVID TWICE SPARES THE LIFE OF SAUL. 1 Samuel 24:1-22 ; 1 Samuel 26:1-25 . THE invasion of the Philistines had freed David from...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Kindness Wakens a Better Spirit 1 Samuel 24:16-22 ; 1 Samuel 25:1 David's noble self-restraint, followed as it was by no less noble words, awo...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

At last Saul was in David's power. It would have been perfectly easy for him to have taken his life. He did not do so, but, withholding his hand, utt...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(16) В¶ And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day. Ver. 19....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou art more righteous than I He ingenuously acknowledges David's integrity and his own iniquity. If a man find his enemy, will he let him go? T...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Having 600 men with him, David could not easily be hidden, and Saul gets the report of his being in the wilderness of En-gedi. Not being exactly a br...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Saul Relents at David's Reproof. B. C. 1057....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Will he let him go well away? i. e. he will certainly destroy him. And therefore thou hast not dealt with me after the manner of men, but hast imit...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David Reveals Himself To Saul And Demonstrates That He Has Proved By His Restraint In Not Killing Him That He Is Totally Loyal To Him ( 1 Samuel 24:...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 24:16 . “ And Saul lifted up his voice .” “There is no hypocrisy or pretence here. Saul, tossed powerless...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

Where was a cave and Saul went in . .. and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. Saul and David in the cave Saul’s animosity...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul Acknowledges his Fault
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? It was a most unusual way of dealing with an enemy, to let him go scot-free when such a fi...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 23:21 ; 1 Samuel 26:25 ; Judges 17:2 ; Proverbs 25:21 ; Proverbs 25:22 ; Psalms 18:20

¹⁹ For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 24:19

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 24:19