David, inquiring of the Lord by Abiathar, rescueth Keilah, and goeth into it, 1-6. God showing him the coming of Saul, and treachery of the Kenites, 7-12, he flieth thence to the wilderness of Ziph, with his six hundred men, 13-15. Here Jonathan cometh to him, and reneweth the covenant of friendship with him, 16-18. The Ziphites discover him to Saul, 19-23; who pursueth him into the wilderness of Maon, 24-26. He is called away by a message that the Philistines had invaded the land, 27, 28. David dwelleth at En-gedi, 29.
Matthew Henry: 'Saul, having made himself drunk with the blood of the priests of the Lord, is here, in this chapter, seeking David's life, who appears here doing good, and suffering ill, at the same time. Here is, I. The good service he did to his king and country, in rescuing the city of Keilah out of the hands of the Philistines, verses 1-6. II. The danger he was thereby brought into from the malice of the prince he served and the treachery of the city he saved, and his deliverance, by divine direction, from that danger, verses 7-13. III. David in a wood and his friend Jonathan visiting him there and encouraging him, verses 14-18. IV. The information whic…
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