1 Samuel 16:17

And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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¹⁷ And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 16:17

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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

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 Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Samuel 16:17