1 Samuel 27

1 Samuel 27:1

SAid] Through weaknesse of faith, and through carnall wisdome.

1 Samuel 27:2

Achish] Of whom it is likely he took good assurance, not to fall into the same danger as he was when he first retired thither, 1 Samuel 21:12.

1 Samuel 27:5

Let them give] to avoide the dangers of body and soule which he might runne into by living at Court Why should] My present estate doth not deserve it, and besides my dwelling at Court might fill thee with distrusts and suspicions; and me with hatreds and jealousies.

1 Samuel 27:6

Ziklag] This City was of Judahs portion, Joshua 15:31. Then it was given to Simeon, Joshua 19:5. And when the Philistines had dominion over Israel, they took it, and David having here gotten it of them, never restored it more; for after he came to be King, he recovered all that the Philistines had gotten from the Israelites.

1 Samuel 27:8

Geshurites] These three nations were the Prophets enemies: the two first towards the North, and the Amalekites towards the South Gzerites] It is thought they were the same that in other places are called Ghergeshites Amalekites] Of whom it seemeth that Saul destroyed only the chiefe City and the places about it, 1 Samuel 15:7.

1 Samuel 27:9

Smote] Warred against it with fire and sword.

1 Samuel 27:10

Ierahmeelites] Which were of the Tribe of Judah, 1 Chronicles 2:7 Of the Kenites] see Numbers 24:21. Iudg. 1. 16.

1 Samuel 27:11

Saved] Which he could doe thus secretly by reason that those places which he invaded were farre off, solitary and scattered in the wildernesse And so will be] the Italian, So was]Or and such hath been, &c. As though they were words spoken by people, that could have complained.