1 Samuel 27:1
And David said in his heart, Now shall I be one day delivered for death into the hands of Saul; and there is no good thing for me unless I should escape into the land of the Philistines, and Saul should cease from seeking me + 27:1 Gr. into. through every coast of Israel: so I shall escape out of his hand.
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Numbers 14:3Would we had died in the land of Egypt! or in this wilderness, would we had died! and why does the Lord bring us into this land to fall in war? our wives and our children shall be for a prey: now then it is better to return into Egypt.
1 Samuel 16:13And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord + 16:13 Gr. leapt upon. came upon David from that day forward: and Samuel arose, and departed to Armathaim.
1 Samuel 21:10And he gave it him; and David arose, and fled in that day from he presence of Saul: and David came to Anchus king of Geth.
1 Samuel 22:5And Gad the prophet said to David, Dwell not in the hold: go, and you shall enter the land of Juda. So David went, and came and lived in the city of Saric.
1 Samuel 25:30And it shall be when the Lord shall have wrought for my lord all the good things he has spoken concerning you, and shall appoint you to be ruler over Israel;
1 Samuel 28:1And it came to pass in those days that the Philistines gathered themselves together with their armies to go out to fight with Israel; and Anchus said to David, + 28:1 Gr. you shall know surely. Know surely, that you shall go forth to battle with me, you, and your men.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 27:1
David was a man after God's own heart, and yet he had his faults, which are recorded, not for our imitation, but for our admonition; witness the story of this chapter, in which, though, I. We find, to his praise, that he prudently took care of his own safety and his family's ( ver. 2-4 ) and valiantly fought Israel's battles against the Canaanites ( ver. 8-9 ), yet, II. We find, to his dishonour, 1. That he began to despair of his deliverance, ver. 1 . 2. That he deserted his own country, and went to dwell in the… Read the whole commentary →