John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 24:4

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the men of David said unto him, etc.] Some of his principal men, who were about him, and near him, such as Joab and Abishai: behold the day of which the Lord said unto thee: now the time was come that he spoke of to him by Samuel, or Gad, or to himself directly: behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand; and such was Saul, as appeared by his seeking to take away his life; and now he was in the hand of David to take away his life, if he pleased: that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee; an opportunity of this kind now offered: then David arose; from that part of the cave in which he was, the further part of it: and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe privily; unawares to him, and unobserved by him, which might be easily done, if Saul was asleep, and it is probable he was; and by the same way it may be accounted for that he did not hear the discourse that passed between David and his men.

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