1 Samuel 26:17
And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And Saul knew David's voice,.... Though Abner at first did not, as appears by his words, but Saul did, by being this time thoroughly awake through the discourse that passed between David and Abner:…
David having got safely from Saul's camp himself, and having brought with him proofs sufficient that he had been there, posts himself conveniently, so that they might hear him and yet not reach him…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Saul knew David's voice It was still too dark to see him at a distance. Saul's question is the same as in 1Sa 24:16, but there it stands in quite a different connexion.