David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
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Gill's Exposition
And David said furthermore,.... In order to make Abishai easy, and prevent his doing what he proposed:
as the Lord liveth; which was the form of an oath, made to assure Abishai of the truth of what…
Adam Clarke
The Lord shall smite him - He shall die by a stroke of the Divine judgment; or his day shall come to die - he shall die a natural death; which in the course of things must be before mine, and thus I…
Here is, I. David's bold adventure into Saul's camp in the night, accompanied only by his kinsman Abishai, the son of Zeruiah. He proposed it to him and to another of his confidants (Sa1 26:6), but…
Cambridge Bible
David said, &c. And David said, Nay, but Jehovah shall strike him, &c. The person of the anointed king is inviolable: his life is in Jehovah's hands. It may be ended either (a) by a sudden stroke,…
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