1 Samuel 28:1
And it came to pass in those days that the Philistines gathered themselves together with their armies to go out to fight with Israel; and Achish said to David, Know surely, that thou shalt go forth to battle with me, thou, and thy men.
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Judges 3:1And these are the nations which the Lord left to prove Israel with them, all that had not known the wars of Canaan.
1 Samuel 13:5And the Philistines gather together to war with Israel; and then come up against Israel thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand by the seashore for multitude: and they come up, and encamp in Michmash, opposite Beth-aven southward.
1 Samuel 27:12So David had the full confidence of Achish, who said, He is thoroughly disgraced among his people in Israel, and he shall be my servant forever.
1 Samuel 29:2And the lords of the Philistines went on by hundreds and thousands, and David and his men went on in the rear with Achish.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 28:1
Preparations are herein making for that war which will put an end to the life and reign of Saul, and so make way for David to the throne. In this war, I. The Philistines are the aggressors and Achish their king makes David his confidant, ver. 1, 2 . II. The Israelites prepare to receive them, and Saul their king makes the devil his privy-counsellor, and thereby fills the measure of his iniquity. Observe, 1. The despairing condition which Saul was in, ver. 3-6 . 2. The application he made to a witch, to bring him… Read the whole commentary →