the servants: Psalms 56:1 *title
the king: 1 Samuel 16:1, 1 Samuel 18:7-8, 1 Samuel 29:5
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1 Samuel 21:11
1 Samuel 21:11
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1 Samuel 21 — Overview1 Samuel 21 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleDavid has now quite taken leave both of Saul's court and of his camp,
has bidden farewell to his alter idem--his other self, the beloved
Jonathan; and henceforward to the end of this book he is looked upon
and…1 Samuel 21 — Overview1 Samuel 21 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledge1 Samuel 21:1, David at Nob obtains of Ahimelech hallowed bread; 1 Samuel 21:7, Doeg is present; 1 Samuel 21:8, David takes Goliath’s sword; 1 Samuel 21:10, David at Gath feigns himself mad.1 Samuel 21 — Overview1 Samuel 21 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter relates that David went to Nob, and pretending he was on secret business for the king, got shewbread, and the sword of Goliath, from Ahimelech the priest, 1Sa 21:1; and that passing from thence to Gath,…1 Samuel 21:1-151 Samuel 21:1-15 · The Pulpit CommentaryDAVID'S FLIGHT TO NOB, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE PHILISTINES (1 Samuel 21:1-15.).
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DAVID'S FLIGHT TO NOB (1 Samuel 21:1-9).
1 Samuel 21:1
Then came David to Nob. Nob means a knoll or hill, and apparently was…1 Samuel 21:1-151 Samuel 21:1-15 · The Pulpit Commentary2. The promise of advantage. He thought that no harm could possibly come of his deceit. But how little do men know, when they enter upon a false way, to what end it may lead I
3. The possession of a natural tendency or…1 Samuel 21:1-151 Samuel 21:1-15 · The Pulpit CommentaryIII. ALL THE WHILE THERE WAS A DEEP VEIN OF DEVOUT FEELING IN DAVID'S MIND. Two of his psalms are said to refer to this time of trouble at Oath. The first of these is the thirty-fourth. It makes no definite allusion to…