And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
The children of Benjamin and Judah. It is probable that the Benjamites invited the Judahites to accompany them, in order to prevent David being suspicious of them. Their anticipations, as the result showed, were well-founded. He did suspect them of being secret emissaries of Cush (see Psalms 7:1-17 's inscription), but the doubts of David as to their object in repairing to him were promptly dispelled by Amasai or Amasa, who, by the secret impulse of the Spirit, assured him of their strong attachment and their zealous services, from a unanimous conviction that his cause was owned and blessed of God (1 Samuel 18:12-14).