15Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.
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And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. …
Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.
But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-22)We have here the story of some conflicts with the Philistines, which happened, as it should seem, in the latter end of David’s reign. Though he had so subdued them that they could not bring any great numbers into the field, yet as long as they had any giants among them to be their champions, they would never be quiet, but took all occasions to disturb the peace of Israel, to challenge them, or mak…
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