And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
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Interpretation
What God gives us, he designs we should do good with. In distributing the spoil, David was just and kind.
Read with
This thought runs through 1 Samuel 30:21-25.
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 .
- Besor Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Nahal HaBesor.