1 Samuel 19:8
And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
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Gill's Exposition
And there was war again,.... Between Israel and the Philistines; it does not appear that either of them sent out their whole force, only some parties or detachments, between which there were…
Here I. David continues his good services to his king and country. Though Saul had requited him evil for good, and even his usefulness was the very thing for which Saul envied him, yet he did not…
Saul's attempt on David's life
8. David went out, &c. This preliminary mention of David's fresh successes implies that Saul's attack of madness was due to jealousy excited by them.