Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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1 Samuel
Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: 29
Overview:
David objected to
By the
Philistines.
(1-5) He is dismissed
By
Achish.
(6-11)
1-5 David waited with a secret
Hope that the
Lord would help
him out of his difficulty. But he seems to have been influenced
too much
By the fear of
Man, in consenting to attend
Achish. It
is hard to come near to the brink of
Sin, and not to fall in.
God inclined the princes of the
Philistines to oppose
David's
being employed in the battle. Thus their dislike befriended him,
when
No friend could do him such a kindness.
6-11 David scarcely ever had a greater deliverance than when
dismissed from such ensnaring service.
God's people should
always behave themselves
So, as, if possible, to get the good
Word of all they have dealings with: and it is due to those who
have acted
Well, to speak
Well of them.