And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
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Gill's Exposition
And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him,.... Or the "runners" (f); the running footmen, that used to run before him when he went out from place to place, and were here waiting on him,…
Adam Clarke
But the servants of the king would not - They dared to disobey the commands of the king in a case of such injustice, inhumanity, and irreligion.
We have seen the progress of David's troubles; now here we have the progress of Saul's wickedness. He seems to have laid aside the thoughts of all other business and to have devoted himself wholly to…
Cambridge Bible
the footmen Lit. "the runners." See on ch. 1Sa 8:11; and for their employment as executioners comp. 2Ki 10:25 (E. V. guard).
would not put forth their hand They shrank from executing a command at once…
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