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2 Samuel 1:14

2 Samuel 1:14
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And David said unto him, how, wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand,.... By which it should seem that he did…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–18702 Samuel 1:13-14

Whether David believed the Amalekite’s story, or not, his anger was equally excited, and the fact that the young man was…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 1:11-16

Here is, I. David's reception of these tidings. So far was he from falling into a transport of joy, as the Amalekite…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

theLord's anointed The person of the king, consecrated to the service of Jehovah by anointing, was inviolable. Compare…

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