John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 17:24

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, etc.] Even as it should seem before they heard him; knowing who he was, and what he was about to say, having seen and heard him forty days running: fled from him, and were sore afraid; it is pretty much a whole army should be afraid of one man, and flee from him; they must be greatly forsaken of God, and given up by him, (see <053230>Deuteronomy 32:30); but perhaps they were not so much afraid of personal danger from him, as that they could not bear to hear his blasphemy.

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