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- 1 Samuel
- Chapter 30
- Verse 20
1 Samuel 30:20
“And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.”
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Commentary
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And David took all the flocks, and the herds,.... Which they had taken from the land of the Philistines, or which…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The meaning is, “and David took all the sheep and oxen which the Amalekites drove” (i. e. had in their possession)…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And David took all the flocks - He and his men not only recovered all their own property, but they recovered all the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 30:7-20
Solomon observes that the righteous is delivered out of trouble and the wicked cometh in his stead, that the just…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
This verse as it stands admits of no satisfactory explanation. It is best to follow the Vulgate, with which the Sept. in…
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