13And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 10-15)David, though king elect, is here an exile—designed to be master of vast treasures, yet just now begging his bread—anointed to the crown, and yet here forced to flee from his country. Thus do God’s providences sometimes seem to run counter to his promises, for the trial of his people’s faith, and the glorifying of his name, in the accomplishment of his counsels, notwithstanding the difficulties th…
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