Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?
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Gill's Exposition
Then said the princes of the Philistines,.... To Achish; not those of the court of Achish, who were his subjects, but the confederate princes with him in this war, the lords of the other…
Barnes' Notes
He fell unto me - The regular word for deserting and going over to the other side. See Jer 37:13; Jer 38:19.
Adam Clarke
These days, or these years - I suppose these words to mark no definite time, and may be understood thus: "Is not this David, who has been with me for a considerable time?"
Here is, I. The great strait that David was in, which we may suppose he himself was aware of, though we read not of his asking advice from God, nor of any project of his own to get clear of it. The…
Cambridge Bible
princes The Hebrew equivalent for the special title Serenrendered lord.
Hebrews See on 1Sa 4:6.
these days, or these years Lit. "now days (a year) or now years," i.e. for a considerable time,…
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