John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 23:4

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then David inquired of the Lord yet again, etc.] Not for his own sake, who firmly believed it was the will of God he should go and succeed, but for the sake of his men, and to remove the doubts and fears that hung on their minds: and the Lord answered him, and said, arise, go down to Keilah; immediately, make no stay, nor hesitate about it, but go with all haste to the relief of the place: for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hands; which is still more explicit, and is a promise not only of delivering Keilah out of the hands of the Philistines, but of delivering them into David’s hands, and so of an entire: victory; and therefore none of David’s men had anything to fear after such a declaration of the will of God.

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