Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
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Gill's Exposition
And all Israel and Judah loved David,.... The verb is singular, and denotes that everyone of them loved him in all the tribes of Israel, as well as in Judah his own tribe; in such general esteem was…
Adam Clarke
He was afraid of him - He saw that, by his prudent conduct, he was every day gaining increasing influence.
Saul had now, in effect, proclaimed war with David. He began in open hostility when he threw the javelin at him. Now we are here told how his enmity proceeded, and how David received the attacks of…
Cambridge Bible
was afraid of him Stood in awe of him, a stronger expression than that in 1Sa 18:18, denoting primarily the avoidance of the person feared. (Cp. Sept. εὐλαβεῖτο ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ.)
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