John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 30:8

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And David inquired of the Lord, etc.] That is, by Abiathar, who reported his questions to the Lord in his name: saying, shall I pursue after this troop? the large company of the Amalekites, as it appears by what follows they were: shall I overtake them? two questions are here put together, and answers returned to them, contrary to a notion of the Jews; (see Gill on “<092311>1 Samuel 23:11”); and he answered him, pursue; which respects the first question: for thou shall surely overtake [them]; which is an answer to the second question, and a full one, giving full assurance of overtaking; to which is added more than what was inquired about; and without fail recover [all]; their wives, sons, and daughters, and the spoil that was taken; or “in delivering thou shall deliver” f555, out of the hands of the Amalekites, whatsoever they had taken.

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