13And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; …
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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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