2 Samuel 1:14

And David said unto him, how, wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand,.... By which it should seem that he did more than stand upon him, and press his body, that the spear might pierce…

Whether David believed the Amalekite’s story, or not, his anger was equally excited, and the fact that the young man was an Amalekite, was not calculated to calm or check it. That David’s temper was…

Here is, I. David's reception of these tidings. So far was he from falling into a transport of joy, as the Amalekite expected, that he fell into a passion of weeping, rent his clothes (Sa2 1:11),…

theLord's anointed The person of the king, consecrated to the service of Jehovah by anointing, was inviolable. Compare David's reiterated expressions on this point in 1Sa 24:6; 1Sa 26:9; 1Sa 26:11;…