And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
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Gill's Exposition
And David said to Saul, wherefore hearest thou men's words,.... The false charges and accusations, that some of Saul's courtiers brought against David, as Doeg the Edomite, and such like sycophants…
Barnes' Notes
David was quite aware that there were flatterers at Saul’s court who were continually inflaming the King’s mind by their false accusations against him. This explains the language of many of the…
We have here David's warm and pathetic speech to Saul, wherein he endeavours to convince him that he did him a great deal of wrong in persecuting him thus and to persuade him therefore to be…
David pleads his innocence
9. men's words Calumniators like "Cush the Benjamite," against whom Psalms 7 is directed, strove to inflame Saul's mind against David. That Psalm has been with much…
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