John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 30:9

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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So David went, he and the six hundred men that [were] with him, etc.] Encouraged by the oracle of the Lord: and came to the brook Besor; which Adrichomius f556 places in the tribe of Simeon; it is thought to be near Gaza. Aristaeus f557 speaks of brooks that flowed by Gaza and Ashdod, places that belonged to the Philistines; some take it to be the river of the wilderness in Amos, (see Gill on “<300614>Amos 6:14”): where those that were left behind stayed: or a part of them were left, as the Targum; all the six hundred came to this brook, but two hundred of them were left here, (<093010>1 Samuel 30:10) shows, and stayed here till the rest returned; for this is not to be understood of any that were left behind at Ziklag, for all came from thence to this brook.

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