14And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
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And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold. …
And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-38)I. The catalogue which the historian has here left upon record of the great soldiers that were in David’s time is intended, 1. For the honour of David, who trained them up in the arts of exercises of war, and set them an example of conduct and courage. It is the reputation as well as the advantage of a prince to be attended and served by such brave men as are here described. 2. For the honour of t…
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