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1 Samuel 26:6

1 Samuel 26:6
Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Then answered David,.... Or addressed himself to the two following persons:

and said to Ahimelech the Hittite; who was either an Hittite by birth, but was become a proselyte, or he was an Israelite…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Ahimelech the Hittite - Only mentioned here. Uriah was also a Hittite. Abishai - He was son of Zeruiah, David’s sister, but probably about the same age as David. He because very famous as a warrior…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Abishai the son of Zeruiah - She was David's sister; and therefore Abishai and Joab were nephews to David.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Samuel 26:6-12

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Ahimelech the Hittite Not mentioned elsewhere. Uriah was also a Hittite. The Hittites, or descendants of Heth, the second son of Canaan, occupied Kirjath-Arba, afterwards called Hebron, in the days of…