1 Samuel 27:7

And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

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Interpretation

Unbelief is a sin that easily besets even good men, when without are fightings, and within are fears; and it is a hard matter to get over them. Lord, increase our faith!

Read with

This thought runs through 1 Samuel 27:5-7.

1 Samuel 27:5 1 Samuel 27:6 1 Samuel 27:7

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 .