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1 Samuel 17:30 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 17 · verse 30
And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.1 Samuel 17:30 · King James Version
1 Samuel 17:30 in context
28And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
29And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
30And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
31And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.
32And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- turnedçâbabto revolve, surround, or borderH5437 →
- towardmûwlproperly, abruptH4136 →
- mannerdâbâra wordH1697 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- formerriʼshôwnfirst, in place, time or rankH7223 →
- spakeʼâmarto sayH559 →
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Forty days the two armies lay encamped facing one another, each advantageously posted, but neither forward to engage. Either they were parleying and treating of an accommodation or they were waiting for recruits; and perhaps there were frequent skirmishes between small detached parties.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-30