16And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David.
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-35)We have here the story of a plot against the life of Paul; how it was laid, how it was discovered, and how it was defeated. I. How this plot was laid. They found they could gain nothing by popular tumult, or legal process, and therefore have a recourse to the barbarous method of assassination; they will come upon him suddenly, and stab him, if they can but get him within their reach. So restless i…
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