22And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.
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And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.
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But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,
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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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