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XX. 30 Thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness.

This thy favour to David shall be to thine own wrong and shame ; since, by this means, thou shalt be defeated of the kingdom, as if thou wert base born, and therefore uncapable to succeed me: and to the shame of thy mother, who shall by this act be proclaimed an adultress, and a dishonourer of my bed.

XXI. 4 But there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

There is hallowed bread, which having been consecrated to the Lord, may not (thou knowest) be received by any ordinary person, much less by any that is unclean; but in this necessity, if the young men have abstained from the use of women, and have kept themselves this way undefiled, I shall condescend to give it unto them.

XXI. 5 The vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel; (or, as in the margin, especially when this day there is other sanctified,

The bodies of the young men are this way undefiled; and the bread, however consecrated, is unto us, in this case of necessity, but as common bread, so as we may lawfully receive it; especially when, as this day, there is other bread sanctified, according to the Law, in the room thereof.

XXI. 11 Is not this David the king of the land? Is not this David, that sways so much in Israel?

XXIV. 3 To cover his feet.

To discharge the necessities of nature.

XXIV. 13 Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

Were I, such as thou supposest me, wicked, surely wicked acts would proceed from me; but now thou findest how far I am from any villainous intention against thee; neither shall my hand lift up itself against thee to thy hurt.

XXV. 22 If I leave of all, &c. any that pisseth against the wall. If I leave so much as a dog alive, in all the house of Nabal.

XXV. 37 That his heart died within him, and he became as a stone, Nabal was so deeply stricken, with an apprehension of the danger that was towards him, by the relation of his wife, that his heart was cold within him; and he became stupid, and senseless with fear and astonishment.

XXVI. 19 They have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.

They have driven me away from God's people, and from his holy ordinances; and have, in effect, as good as said, Go, serve other gods.

VOL. III.

XXVIII. 6 Neither by Urim, nor by prophets.

God had withdrawn himself from Saul; and gave no answer to him, either by his priest or by his prophets.

XXVIII. 15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted. me, to bring me up?

And the evil spirit, which appeared in the likeness of Samuel, as counterfeiting the speech of the prophet also, said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me to bring me up?

XXVIII. 19 Shalt thou and thy sons be with me. Tomorrow shalt thou and thy sons be dead men.

XXXI. 10 They fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
They hanged up Saul's body on the wall of the city of Bethshan.

II. SAMUEL.

I. 9 Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish (or, my coat of mail) hindered me, that my life is yet whole in me. Do thou put me out of pain, in killing of me; for, though I have offered to do this dispatch upon myself, yet the coat of mail which is upon me, hath hindered my weapon from freely entering into my body; so as my life is yet, to my sorrow, left whole and entire in me.

I. 18 Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.

Upon too good experience of the advantage, which the Philistines had of Israel by the skill in shooting, he caused the men of Judah to be trained up in the use of the bow; as it is also recorded in the civil annals of Judah.

I. 21 Nor fields of offerings.

Let there be upon you no fruitful fields, that may yield offerings of first-fruits, and tythes unto the tabernacle of God.

II. 14 Let the young men now arise, and play before us. Let the young men arise, and skirmish before us.

II. 26 Knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? Dost thou not consider, that the remembrance of so much Israelitish blood shed by their brethren will be once grievous unto thee?

II. 27 As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother. As the Lord liveth, thou art the only cause of this bloodshed; for if thou hadst not made that challenge, and provoked us thereby to fight, surely in the morning the people had peaceably departed, without giving any blow to their brethren.

III. 8 Am I a dog's head?

Am I so base a person in thine eyes, that thou shouldst think fit to charge me in this challenging fashion?

III. 33 Died Abner as a fool dieth?

Did Abner die, as cowards or malefactors are wont to do?

III. 34 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou.

Their hands use to be bound, and their feet fettered; and so they are forced to undergo a foreseen death: it was not so with thee, O Abner; thy hands and thy feet were free; as the valiantest man may be surprised by the violence of a wicked enemy, so wert thou surprised and slain.

V. 6 Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither.

This our city is so defenced of itself, that we care not for all thy forces; and if there were none but the blind and the lame, impotent persons, in it, thou shalt never be able to take it; those very blind and lame do boldly defy thee.

V. 8 Wherefore they said; (or, as the margin, because they said, cven) the blind and the lame, &c.

Because they had said (even the blind and the lame, in a presumption of the strength of their forts, had said) He shall not come into the city, nor enter into our houses.

VI. 7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, for his presumption in touching the ark, which should have been carried on the shoulders of sacred persons, not on a cart, as the Philistines had placed it; and, though it might be carried by the sons of Levi, yet might it not be touched by them.

VI. 14 And David danced before the LORD with all his might ; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

And David testified the joy of his heart, by the vehement and cheerful motions of his body, in a grave and holy manner, dancing before the ark of God; and, for the more freedom and ease of that motion, had girded a linen garment close about him.

VI. 20 Who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants.

Who, casting off the robes of majesty (which would have become his person, and this action,) and, arraying himself basely, exposed himself and his gestures to the scorn and derision, even of boys and girls in the street.

VI. 23 Had no child unto the day of her death.

Michal was punished with barrenness, all the days of her life.

VII. 14 I will chasten him with the rod of men.

If he offend me, I will chastise him gently and favourably; as loving parents use to correct their dearest children.

VII. 15 My mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

I will not utterly take away the kingdom from his posterity, as I

took it from Saul, to give it unto thee; but will perpetuate it spiritually to thy seed.

VIII. 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive.

He subdued the country of Moab, and divided it out, as he thought good; casting down their cities; and so proportioning his execution, that he put to death two parts of the inhabitants, and sutlered one third part, at the least, to live and become tributary.

IX. 7 Thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.

Thou shalt be provided for, upon my charge, all thy life long.

X. 6 Saw that they stank before David.

That they had made themselves odious unto David, in offering so foul an affront to his ambassadors.

XI. 1 After the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth

to battle.

In the turning of the year, even in the spring time, when kings are wont to draw their forces out of the garrison into the field.

XII. 5 He that hath done this thing shall surely die; (or, is the son of death.)

He, that did this thing, hath well deserved death.

XII. 8 I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, &c.

I gave into thy power and command thy master's house, and thy master's wives; both the persons and houses and substance, that pertained to Saul, to be at thy disposing.

XH. 17 The elders of his house.

The chief officers of his house.

XII. 25 And he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD. And he called his name Jedidiah, Beloved of God, because of that gracious word of promise and acceptance, which the Lord had formerly spoken concerning him. 2 Sam. vii. 14, 15, &c.

XII. 31 And put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln. And be put them to very sore and painful deaths, upon the command of God; causing them to be sawn to death, and to be torn with harrows of iron, and hewn with axes; and, as they had been guilty of burning their children in the fire to Molech, so he caused them to be used, burning them in the brick kiln.

XIII. 13 Thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel.

Every one that hears it will condemn thee of great wickedness and folly; in that, by this lewd act, thou wilt cast thyself out of the Likelihood of succeeding in the kingdom of Israel,

XIII. 20 He is thy brother; regard not this thing.

He is thy brother, and therefore, though he, of all other, should not have done this villainy to thee; yet, since he hath done it, have thou so much respect to the honour of our blood and family, as not to prosecute it against him.

XIV. 9 My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my fathers' house: and the king and his throne be guiltless. If there be ought amiss, in forbearing to execute revenge upon the offender, I take it wholly upon myself; thou, O king, and thy throne shalt be herein guiltless.

XIV. 14 For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; [because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means,] that his banished be not expelled from him.

Our very life consists in his, and we are utterly lost, if such a hope of succession be rigorously cut off; which, it is a sign that God would have continued, in that he hath not, all this while of his banishment, taken him away, but hath now made this means unto thee for his restoring."

XIV. 26 After the king's shekel.

According to the ordinary weight of the shekel, in civil use of trade; every shekel weighing two drams and sixteen grains.

XV. 19 Abide thou with the king.

Abide thou with this king that would be; this usurper Absalom. So also verse 35.

XVI. 10 So let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David.

The Lord hath, for my trial and affliction, thought good to make use of this man's tongue, to revile and curse me; which, though it be a sin in this wicked man, yet it is most wisely and justly ordered of God, for my humiliation, and exercise of my patience.

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XVI. 12 It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day. It may be, that the Lord will have pity upon my sorrow and gravated affliction; and will graciously reward my patient suffering with a blessing, instead of those curses which are thrown at me this day.

XVI. 23 Was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God. The counsel of Ahitophel was held so wise, so certain, so successful, as if it had come from the very oracle of God.

XVII. 3 The man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.

It is but one man, whom thou seekest: if he were taken away, which I shall this night undertake to do, all will be quiet; all the people will return to thee in peace.

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