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Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 27:6

6. Ziklag—Though originally assigned to Judah (Joshua 15:31), and subsequently to Simeon (Joshua 15:31- :), this town had never been possessed by the Israelites. It belonged to the Philistines, who gave it to David. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 27:1-7

David’s relocation to Ziklag 27:1-7Was it God’s will for David to leave Israel and move to Philistia? The text does not say, but there are indications that lead me to believe that he should not have done this, even though he must have felt almost forced to do it. First, there is the statement that David consulted with himself, but he had previously asked God for guidance in prayer (cf. 1 Samuel 23:2; 1 Samuel 23:4). Second, David said he believed he would die if he remained in Israel. Yet... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 27:1-12

4. The end of Saul’s reign chs. 27-31David’s commitment to God resulted in his continuing to be God’s instrument of blessing to the Israelites and His instrument of judgment to Israel’s enemies. This was true in spite of David’s failure to seek guidance from the Lord before moving back into Philistine territory. David’s strength continued to grow as Saul’s continued to wane. In these last chapters of 1 Samuel the writer continued to move back and forth: first describing David’s activities, and... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 27:1-12

David flees to Gath, and obtains Ziklag from Achish2. David’s position now as the captain of 600 men was quite different from what it was in 1 Samuel 21:10. 7. A full year and four months] The phrase probably means ’about four months,’ lit. ’days and four months.’ 8 The Geshurites] were the inhabitants of a district in the S. of Philistia: see Joshua 13:2. They must not be confused with the Geshurites who lived E. of the Jordan. The tribes mentioned here were constant enemies of Israel whom... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Samuel 27:6

(6) Ziklag.—In the days of Joshua this place fell to the lot of Simeon (Joshua 19:5). It was afterwards captured by the Philistines, not long before the time of David, and Keil thinks was left without inhabitants in consequence of this conquest. Its exact situation has never been clearly ascertained; it certainly lay far south, near the Amalekite borders.Wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.—These words supply us with a double note of time in the question of the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 27:1-12

CHAPTER XXXIIIDAVID’S SECOND FLIGHT TO GATH.1 Samuel 27:1-12; 1 Samuel 28:1-2; 1 Samuel 29:1-11.WE are not prepared for the sad decline in the spirit of trust which is recorded in the beginning of the twenty-seventh chapter. The victory gained by David over the carnal spirit of revenge, shown so signally in his sparing the life of Saul a second time, would have led us to expect that he would never again fall under the influence of carnal fear. But there are strange ebbs and flows in the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Samuel 27:1-12

CHAPTER 27 1. David’s unbelief (1 Samuel 27:1-2 ) 2. With Achish, King of Gath (1 Samuel 27:3-7 ) 3. His slaughter and deception 27:8-12) David became despondent. After all the gracious evidences that the Lord was with him, shielded him and guarded his very footsteps, he relapses in unbelief. Such is the heart of man! He fears for his life and then takes once more his case out of the Lord’s hands and flees to Achish the king of Gath. He had been there before and at that former visit he... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 27:1-12

So soon after David's admirable moral victory in Chapter 26, it is sad to see his faith wavering in his decision "to escape to the land of the Philistines." Did he not remember his experience with Achish, king of Gath, some time before (ch.21:10-15)? He was quite sure that Saul would hunt him again and thinks he might be likely killed by Saul. But he had appealed to God. Could he not therefore depend on God to preserve him? He makes his decision to go to Gath because it seemed to him there was... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 27:1-12

MORE BROKEN PROMISES DAVID AND ABIGAIL (1 Samuel 25:0 ) The romance of this chapter has a setting like this: The Wilderness of Paran on the south was a common pasture like our prairies, and for this reason open to marauders from among the Arabs. David and his men must have been a protection to their countrymen from such incursions, and in the habit of receiving practical acknowledgments of their service. Nabal was a rich sheep owner who must have been indebted to them, and “good business,”... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 1 Samuel 27:5-7

(5) And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee? (6) Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day. (7) And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months. The removal of David to Ziklag, seems to have been from an higher direction... read more