4And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.
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Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. …
Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.
Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-5)Here, I. Samuel gives them a short account of the late revolution, and of the present posture of their government, by way of preface to what he had further to say to them, 1 Sam. 12:1 , 2 . 1. For his own part, he had spent his days in their service; he began betimes to be useful among them, and had continued long so: “ I have walked before you , as a guide to direct you, as a shepherd that leads…
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