16And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16-22)I. Saul’s penitent reply to David’s speech. It was strange that he had patience to hear him out, considering how outrageous he was against him, and how cutting David’s discourse was. But God restrained him and his men; and we may suppose Saul struck with amazement at the singularity of the event, and much more when he found how much he had lain at David’s mercy. His heart must have been harder tha…
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