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1 Samuel 30:8

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

And David inquired of the Lord,.... That is, by Abiathar, who reported his questions to the Lord in his name:saying, shall I pursue after this troop? the large company of the Amalekites, as it appears by what follows they were:shall I overtake them?

two questions are here put together, and answers returned to them, contrary to a notion of the Jews;See Gill on "1Sa 23:11";and he answered him, pursue; which respects the first question:for thou shall surely overtake [them]; which is an answer to the second question, and a full one, giving full assurance of overtaking; to which is added more than what was inquired about;and without fail recover [all]; their wives, sons, and daughters, and the spoil that was taken; or "in delivering thou shall deliver" , out of the hands of the Amalekites, whatsoever they had taken.

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