And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
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Gill's Exposition
And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him,.... About any business whatsoever, especially about martial affairs, for which he was abundantly qualified:
and behaved himself wisely; in the…
Adam Clarke
Set him over the men of war - Made him generalissimo; or what we would call field marshal.
David was anointed to the crown to take it out of Saul's hand, and over Jonathan's head, and yet here we find,
I. That Saul, who was now in possession of the crown, reposed a confidence in him, God so…
Cambridge Bible
David went out&c] David was appointed to some post of command, and "went out" upon military expeditions. In these "he behaved himself wisely" the word combines the ideas of prudenceand consequent…
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