6And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:
And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)1. We are here told how cheerfully he proceeded in his journey after the sweet communion he had with God at Beth-el: Then Jacob lifted up his feet ; so the margin reads it, Gen. 29:1. Then he went on with cheerfulness and alacrity, not burdened with his cares, nor cramped with his fears, being assured of God’s gracious presence with him. Note, After the visions we have had of God, and the vows we…
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