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- 1 Samuel
- Chapter 26
- Verse 1
And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
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Gill's Exposition
And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah,.... Of Benjamin, called sometimes Gibeah of Saul, because it was the place of his birth and residence; hither Saul had returned after his last interview with…
Barnes' Notes
The incident related in this chapter of the meeting between Saul and David bears a strong general resemblance to that recorded in 1 Sam. 24, and is of a nature unlikely to have occurred more than…
Adam Clarke
The Ziphites came - This is the second time that these enemies of David endeavored to throw him into the hands of Saul. See Sa1 23:19.
Here, 1. Saul gets information of David's movements and acts offensively. The Ziphites came to him and told him where David now was, in the same place where he was when they formerly betrayed him, Sa1…
Cambridge Bible
1Sa 26:1-4. Saul's renewed pursuit of David
1. And the Ziphites came On the theory that this is only another account of the incidents related in 1Sa 23:19 to 1Sa 24:22, see Note VII. p. 243. The view…
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