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2201 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 248.1 (Matthew Henry)
… he called him to, and enabled, in some measure, to merit the crown by his public services, before it was fixed on his head by the public approbation. Here is, I. The …
2202 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 249.2 (Matthew Henry)
… preface to what he had further to say to them, 1 Samuel 12:1, 12:2. 1. For his own part, he had spent his days in their service; he began betimes to be useful among them …
2203 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 252.14 (Matthew Henry)
… the service, and so certain the success, that it was rather to be called a journey than a war. The work was honourable, to destroy the sworn enemies of God and Israel …
2204 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 252.16 (Matthew Henry)
… with God, that he may delight in what we do. If God be well pleased with us and our services, we are happy, we have gained our point, but otherwise to what purpose …
2205 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 260.7 (Matthew Henry)
… . He called all the people together to war, and they must with all speed march to Keilah, pretending to oppose the Philistines, but intending to besiege David …
2206 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 260.15 (Matthew Henry)
… of God, which orders all events and the times of them, made it very serviceable to him. The wisdom of God is never at a loss for ways and means to preserve his people …
2207 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 262.8 (Matthew Henry)
… message to him with a great deal of courtesy and respect: “ Go to Nabal, and greet him in my name. Tell him I sent you to present my service to him, and to enquire how …
2208 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 262.11 (Matthew Henry)
… good services he had done to his country and the honours which his God had put upon him; and yet he was represented as a fugitive and runagate. Lev. t this help …
2209 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 265.13 (Matthew Henry)
… have called thee; as if Samuel, a servant of God, would favour those whom God frowned upon, or as if a dead prophet could do him more service than the living ones …
2210 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 266.5 (Matthew Henry)
… more service to him than Achish. God’s people should behave themselves always so inoffensively as if possible to get the good word of all they have dealings …
2211 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 267.14 (Matthew Henry)
… of service is not alike a post of honour, yet those that are in any way serviceable to the common interest, though in a meaner station, ought to share in the common …
2212 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 269.3 (Matthew Henry)
… addition to it, as Peter’s account of the death of Judas ( Acts 1:18 ) is to the narrative, Matthew 27:5. What is there called a sword may here be called a spear, or when …
2213 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 274.13 (Matthew Henry)
… to whom God is merciful ought to show mercy in forgiving, so those to whom God is bountiful ought to exercise bounty in giving. [2.] To recommend himself to the …
2214 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 275.7 (Matthew Henry)
… , to any of the sceptres of Israel, that is, to any of the judges, 1 Chronicles 17:6 (for rulers are called sceptres, Ezekiel 19:14; the great Ruler is called so, Numbers …
2215 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 277.11 (Matthew Henry)
… confirmed to him, and Ziba called to be a witness to it ( 2 Samuel 9:9 ); and, it should seem, Saul had a very good estate, for his father was a mighty man of substance ( 1 …
2216 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 282.13 (Matthew Henry)
… can call it no better) to the king, he recovered his place at court, to see the king’s face, that is, to become a privy counsellor, Esther 1:14. (1.) His message was haughty …
2217 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 284.6 (Matthew Henry)
… are to press God’s judgments into the service of their own passion and revenge. If any who have, as they think, wronged them, should come into trouble, the injury …
2218 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 287.8 (Matthew Henry)
… priests, to treat with the elders of Judah, and to excite them to give the king an invitation back to his house, even to his house, which was the glory of their tribe …
2219 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 289.6 (Matthew Henry)
… her to David, with a design to provoke him. “It is a dangerous matter,” says bishop Hall upon this, “to offer injury to any of God’s faithful ones; if their meekness …
2220 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 290.1 (Matthew Henry)
… God had blessed him with, from first to last. We should in our praises, look as far back as we can, and not suffer time to wear out the sense of God’s favours …