1 Samuel 29:4 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 29:4

2 And the ^alords of the Philistines passed in review by hundreds and by thousands, but ^bDavid and his men passed in review at the rear with Achish.

3 Then the princes of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, “Is this not David, the servant of Saul king of Israel, who has been with me ^athese days, or these years? And to this day I have ^bfound no fault in him since he defected to me.”

4 But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; so the princes of the Philistines said to him, ^a“Make this fellow return, that he may go back to the place which you have appointed for him, and do not let him go down with us to ^bbattle, lest ^cin the battle he become our adversary. For with what could he reconcile himself to his master, if not with the heads of these ^dmen?

5 Is this not David, ^aof whom they sang to one another in dances, saying:
^b‘Saul has slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands’?”

6 Then Achish called David and said to him, “Surely, as the Lord lives, you have been upright, and ^ayour going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight. For to this day ^bI have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me. Nevertheless the lords do not favor you.

7 Therefore return now, and go in peace, that you may not displease the lords of the Philistines.”

8 So David said to Achish, “But what have I done? And to this day what have you found in your servant as long as I have been with you, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”

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Definitions of words in 1 Samuel 29:4:

A {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Adversary {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Adversary {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Battle {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Become {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Fellow {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Go {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Have {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Let {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Master {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Philistines {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Philistines {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Philistines {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Place {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

So {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
So {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
So {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Other definition entries containing 1 Samuel 29:4:

Achish {Easton's}

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