And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
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Gill's Exposition
And David said unto Ahimelech the priest,.... In reply to his question, and to account for such an appearance he made without an equipage:
the king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto…
Barnes' Notes
A fresh instance of David’s unscrupulous readiness of invention (compare 1Sa 20:6).
Adam Clarke
The king hath commanded me a business - All said here is an untruth, and could not be dictated by the Spirit of the Lord; but there is no reason to believe that David was under the influence of Divine…
Here, I. David, in distress, flies in the tabernacle of God, now pitched at Nob, supposed to be a city in the tribe of Benjamin. Since Shiloh was forsaken, the tabernacle was often removed, though the…
Cambridge Bible
The king, &c. Again David has, recourse to a lie. See 1Sa 20:6, and note on 1Sa 19:17. The consequences of it were disastrous.
my servants The young men, as in 1Sa 21:21. The words are David's own,…
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