20And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. …
And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you: …
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness? …
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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