1 Samuel 24:4 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 24:4

2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel, and ^awent to seek David and his men on the Rocks of the Wild Goats.

3 So he came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave; and ^aSaul went in to ^battend to his needs. (^cDavid and his men were staying in the recesses of the cave.)

4 ^aThen the men of David said to him, “This is the day of which the Lord said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do to him as it seems good to you.’ ” And David arose and secretly cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.

5 Now it happened afterward that ^aDavid’s heart troubled him because he had cut Saul’s robe.

6 And he said to his men, ^a“The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.”

7 So David ^arestrained his servants with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul got up from the cave and went on his way.

8 David also arose afterward, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed down.

9 And David said to Saul: ^a“Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Indeed David seeks your harm’?

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Definitions of words in 1 Samuel 24:4:

As {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

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

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

Deliver {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Enemy {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Good {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

Robe {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

Will {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing 1 Samuel 24:4:

Hachilah {Easton's}

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