And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
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Gill's Exposition
And David smote the land,.... In which the above mentioned people dwelt, that is, the inhabitants of it:
and left neither man nor woman alive; for these being the old Canaanites and Amalekites,…
Adam Clarke
David smote the land - Here was a complete extirpation of all these people, not one being left alive, lest he should carry tidings of the disasters of his country! The spoil which David took consisted…
Here is an account of David's actions while he was in the land of the Philistines, a fierce attack he made upon some remains of the devoted nations, his success in it, and the representation he gave…
Cambridge Bible
the sheep, &c. In which the wealth of nomad tribes consists. Cp. 1Sa 15:3, &c.; Job 1:3. "We rode through five large Arab camps, and every hill-side and valley was filled with thousands of sheep,…
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