And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily.
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Gill's Exposition
And the men of David said unto him,.... Some of his principal men, who were about him, and near him, such as Joab and Abishai:
behold the day of which the Lord said unto thee: now the time was come…
Barnes' Notes
The day of which the Lord said ... - This was the version by David’s men of such divine predictions as 1Sa 15:28; 1Sa 16:1, 1Sa 16:12. Jonathan’s words 1Sa 20:15; 1Sa 23:17 show clearly that these…
Adam Clarke
And the men of David said - We know not to what promise of God the men of David refer; they perhaps meant no more than to say,
"Behold, the Lord hath delivered thine enemy into thy land, now do to him…
Here, I. Saul renews his pursuit of David, Sa1 24:1, Sa1 24:2. No sooner had he come home safely from chasing the Philistines, in which it should seem he had good success, than he enquired after David…
Cambridge Bible
of which the Lord said David may have received from Samuel and Gad assurances of his ultimate deliverance from Saul's persecutions, which his followers interpret in their own way. Cp. 1Sa 23:17; 1Sa…
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