29And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.
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Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi.
And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.
My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.
And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 19-29)Here, 1. The Ziphites offer their service to Saul, to betray David to him, 1 Sam. 23:19 , 20 . He was sheltering himself in the wilderness of Ziph ( 1 Sam. 23:14 , 15 ), putting the more confidence in the people of that country because they were of his own tribe. They had reason to think themselves happy that they had an opportunity of serving one who was the ornament of their tribe and was likely…
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