1 Samuel 23:1

David in the Wilderness

23¹ It was reported to David that the Philistines were raiding Keilah and looting the grain.

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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 23:1

Commentary on 1 Samuel 23:1-6

(Read 1 Samuel 23:1-6)

When princes persecute God's people, let them expect vexation on all sides. The way for any country to be quiet, is to let God's church be quiet in it: if Saul fight against David, the Philistines fight against his country. David considered himself the protector of the land. Thus did the Saviour Jesus, and left us an example. Those are unlike David, who sullenly decline to do good, if they are not rewarded for services.