1 Samuel 16:20
“And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid , and sent them by David his son unto Saul.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread,.... Laden with a load of bread, as the Targum; with as much as it could carry,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Took an ass laden with bread - He must send a present to Saul to introduce his son, and this was probably the best he…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 16:14-23
We have here Saul falling and David rising.
I. Here is Saul made a terror to himself (Sa1 16:14): The Spirit of the Lord…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And Jesse took, &c. Cp. 1Sa 10:4; 1Sa 10:27. The character of the presents offered to the King shews the simplicity of…
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