1 Samuel 26:20
“Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Now therefore let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord,.... For should it be spilled, God, who is…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
As when one doth hunt a partridge - It is worthy of remark that the Arabs, observing that partridges, being put up…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 26:13-20
David having got safely from Saul's camp himself, and having brought with him proofs sufficient that he had been there,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
before the face of the Lord Slay me not, lest Jehovah avenge my blood upon thee. But it is possible to render "far from…
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