Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.
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Interpretation
Michal's stratagem to gain time till David got to a distance was allowable, but her falsehood had not even the plea of necessity to excuse it, and manifests that she was not influenced by the same spirit of piety which had dictated Jonathan's language to Saul. In flying to Samuel, David made God his refuge.
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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 19:18-22.
Glossary
- David Person
- Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25 .
- Naioth Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Al Ram.
- Ramah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Al Ram.
- Samuel Person
- Heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam. 1:20 .
- Secu Place
- A hill or watch-tower, a place between Gibeah and Ramah noted for its “great well” ( 1 Sam. 19:22 ); probably the modern Suweikeh, south of Beeroth.