11And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. …
Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.
Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? …
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-20)Solomon observes that the righteous is delivered out of trouble and the wicked cometh in his stead , that the just falleth seven times a-day and riseth again ; so it was with David. Many were his troubles, but the Lord delivered him out of them all , and particularly out of this of which we have here an account. I. He enquired of the Lord both concerning his duty— Shall I pursue after this troop ?…
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