1 Samuel 23:3

And David's men said unto him, behold, we be afraid here in Judah,.... Of Saul and his army falling upon them, and crushing them, though they were in the tribe of Judah, where they had many friends,…

If Gad was with David at the forest of Hareth 1Sa 22:5, and there inquired for him of the Lord 1Sa 23:2,1Sa 23:4, but did not accompany him to Keilah, and if Abiathar’s flight occurred at the time of…

Now we find why the prophet Gad (by divine direction, no doubt) ordered David to go into the land of Judah, Sa1 22:5. It was that, since Saul neglected the public safety, he might take care of it,…

here in Judah Keilah belonged to the tribe of Judah (Jos 15:44): so that Judahmust here be used in a limited sense of the highlands of Judah.

the armies of the Philistines David's men exaggerate the…