John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 25:11

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Shall I then take my bread, and my water, etc.] Which include all food and liquors, everything eatable and drinkable; and “water” may be particularly mentioned, because very scarce in the wilderness, and so precious; though the Septuagint version has “wine” instead of “water”: and my flesh which I have killed for my shearers; whether oxen, or sheep, or lambs, as there might be of each sort, for an entertainment made on such an occasion: and give [it] unto men whom I know not whence they [be]? which is another argument Abarbinel makes use of that he meant not David, but his men only, because he did not know who and from whence they were.

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