John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 26:25

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then Saul said to David, blessed [be] thou, my son David, etc.] He desired God to bless him, and pronounced him blessed himself, believing he would be a happy and prosperous man: thou shall both do great [things]; he had done great things already, in slaying Goliath, obtaining victories over the Philistines, and escaping the hands of Saul, and keeping out of them with so small a force; and he should do greater things yet: and also shalt still prevail; against Saul and all his enemies; the Targum is, “even in reigning thou shalt reign, and even in prospering thou shalt prosper;” he believed he would be king, so he had said before, (<092420>1 Samuel 24:20); so David went on his way: to the wilderness again very probably, putting no trust and confidence in Saul, knowing how fickle and unstable he was: and Saul returned to his place; to Gibeah, where his palace was.

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