8And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. …
And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
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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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