1 Samuel 25:29

“Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul, etc.] His life, to take it away, meaning Saul, whom she chose not to name, because he was king: but the soul of my lord shall be bound up in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; should be dear unto the Lord, precious in his esteem, and be carefully preserved by him, among other his chosen ones, and should be safe with him, in his hands, and under his care and keeping; the Jews refer this to eternal life in the world to come, and the safety and security of his soul hereafter; so the Targum, “the soul of my lord shall be treasured up in the treasury of eternal life, before the Lord thy God:” hence they speak of the souls of the…”

“the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God--An Orientalism, expressing the perfect security of David's life from all the assaults of his enemies, under the protecting shield of Providence, who had destined him for high things.”

“In the bundle - Rather, “the bag,” in which anything precious, or important to be preserved, was put, and the bag was then tied up (compare Genesis 42:35). The souls ... shall he sling out - The comparison is especially appropriate as addressed to David, whose feat with his sling was so celebrated 1 Samuel 17:49. return to 'Top of Page'”

“A man - Saul though no way injured. Thy soul - To take away thy life. Bundle of life - Or, in the bundle: that is, in the society, or congregation of the living; out of which, men are taken, and cut off by death. The phrase is taken from the common usage of men, who bind those things in bundles, which they are afraid to lose. The meaning is, God will preserve thy life; and therefore it becomes not thee, unnecessarily to take away the lives of any; especially of the people of thy God. With the Lord - That is, in the custody of God, who by his watchful providence, preserves this bundle, and all that are in it; and thee in a particular manner, as being thy God in a particular way, and special…”

“25:29 The phrase like stones shot from a sling is a fitting metaphor for David, considering his defeat of Goliath with a sling (17:32-51).”

“bound: The metaphors in this verse are derived from the consideration, that things of value are collected together, and often tied up in bundles, like sheaves of corn, to prevent their being scattered and lost, and that whatever is put into a sling is not intended to be preserved, but to be thrown away. Sa1 2:9; Gen 15:1; Deu 33:29; Psa 66:9, Psa 116:15; Mal 3:17; Mat 10:29, Mat 10:30 with the Lord: Joh 10:27-30, Joh 14:19, Joh 17:21, Joh 17:23; Col 3:3, Col 3:4; Pe1 1:5 sling out: Jer 10:18 as out of the middle of a sling: Heb. in the midst of the bow of a sling 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 25:30”