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- 1 Samuel
- Chapter 23
- Verse 21
1 Samuel 23:21
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
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Gill's Exposition
And Saul said, blessed be ye of the Lord,.... He highly commends them for the offer they made to him, blesses God for them, and desires the blessing of God upon them for it:
for ye have compassion…
Here, 1. The Ziphites offer their service to Saul, to betray David to him, Sa1 23:19, Sa1 23:20. He was sheltering himself in the wilderness of Ziph (Sa1 23:14, Sa1 23:15), putting the more confidence…
The treachery of the Ziphites
19. Then came up the Ziphites The title of Psalms 54. refers it to this occasion, or that recorded in 1Sa 26:1, and the contents agree with the situation. See especially…
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