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1 Samuel 19:22

1 Samuel 19:22
Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Then went he also to Ramah,.... That is, Saul; his messengers not returning to him, when he sent one after another to…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

To a great well - Some large well-known cistern at Sechu, the site of which is uncertain, which Saul passed on his way…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 19:18-24

Here is, I. David's place of refuge. Having got away in the night from his own house, he fled not to Bethlehem to his…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

a great well The great cistern, some well known landmark in Sechu, a place nowhere else mentioned, between Gibeah and…