S 248 Ee en And David {mote the land, and left neit] id ſaid in his heart, I ſhal now Þ periſh one 9 : l, t neither man A Pr hand of Saul a 2 there 5s nothing ber- [227 Woman alive », and rook away the ſheep, and the
ter ſor me, than that I ſhould ſpeedily eſcape into the oxen, and the alles, and the camels, and the apparel,
Nan | : and returned, and came to Achiſh. land of the Philiſiines 6, and Saul ſhal deſpair of me,to » To wit,in that pare where he came : but there were more of the
ſeek me any more in any coaſt of Ifrael, ſo ſhal I elcape Amalekites yet left in another part of that land, Chap. 30. I.
out of his hand. : 7) SRO 10 And Achijh faid, || Whither have ye made a rode ' s I ſee by this late experience his reſtleſs and implacable hatred | tg day ? And David faid, Againſt the ſouth of Judah o : againſt me and how little heed is to be given to all his pretences and p avainſt the ſouth of i] h A 3 ye not md of Repentance or Friendſhip. 5 Bur this was certainly a very great P 48 1 OL NE Jerahmeelices q, and a- ar, &. miſtake and fauit in David : For 1. This proceeded from groſs gainſt the ſouth of the Kenites 7. diſtruſt of GOD'S Promile and Providence ; and that after ſuch 0 Theſe and the following Words are ambiguous:for they may be repeared demonſtrations of Gods pecul:ar care over him, which underſtood, either of the Southern parts cf Judah, &c. which he ave him cauſe to conclude, quite contrary to what is here ſaid. 2. | would have"Fchiſb underſtand : or, of another Countrey lying South- Heforfokes the place where God had ſ:ttled him, Chap. 22. 5. and | ward from Judah, &c. which David nieanr, and which was the ven him both aſſurance and experience of his ProteCtion there. 3. | ruth. So though it vas nota downright Iye: yet it wasan Equivo= e voluntarily runs upon that Rock, which he curſed his Enemies | cation, with an intention to deceive, which is the formality of a for throwing him upon, Chap. 26. 19. and upon many other Snares Ly e,and was COntrary to that ſimplicity which becathe David,both 2s and Dangers, as the following Hiſtory will thew ; and witha], de. | a Prince, and as an eminent Prefeffor of the true Religion. p For 'prives the cople of the Lord of thoſe ſuccours which he might | hat is; tor in the following words, he particularly expreſſed har ha rhe, in caſe of a Batrel Bur :t pleaſed God to leave ; of the South of Judah he went againſt, even thar which was Inha- David to himſelf in this, as well as in other particulars, that theſe ! bited by the Jerahmeelites, and by the Kenites. q The Poſterity of might be ſenſible demonſtrations gn the gone FR Fo h bop beſt --3einj 6 En _ = __ er wp ng 2. 9,25. 7 The Poſterity of - and of the neceſſity of God's Grace, and daily direCtion and | Jethro, which Choſe to dwell in the South of Judah, Jud 16, nd of che ua b and riches of wan 7 -rcy,in paſſing by ; See Numb. 24. 21. Ty CTY. Fences. And belides,God her:by deſigned ro accompliſh FF, p : : __ hes withdraw David trom the Jjrae/ites,that Saul and 4 Es And David ſaved neither man nor woman alive, they might fall by the hand of the Philifines, without any reproach ; ©© bring tidings to Gath, ſaying, Leſt they ſhculd tell cn or inconvenience to David, whom God had pur into a fate place. [us /, faying, {o did David, and ſo 4 be his manner > And David aroſe, and he paſſed over with the fix - the while he dwelleth in the countrey of the Phili- K . - ; es n that were with him, unto Achiſh the ſon ; T1NES. OD : : | VE Maodh, king of Gath c./ in Ther chekllame tf this Alien again the People ( who were c It might ſeem a bold adventure: but 1. He thought himſelf eee IS mee -—ncattel — pda Ach.ſb) might forced to it by SauP's inveterate Rage, and continued retolutions to poke che 6 hide y OI OR TREE which he . 1 | , | gat the rather promiſe himſe!f, becauſe Achiſh and all his M:n Perſecute him. 2. It is probable,he had ſcent ſome Perſons to Treat 2. now bully imployed in their Warlke P . - with him, and had agreed upon Conditions ; and received aſſurance Suelber; and 7 i P Avin r11XC "ge are againſt the of his fafe and peaceable abode with him. 3. David reaſonably 5... o? = _ "yu 4 ny any "agg nor, Ho phoUTHe Arms thought that Achijb would gladly receive him. as indeed he did; = wed ace ah = G Ka ns by CORE = it. Beiides party, becauſe he ſaw 4s no gy __ ; aq oy part'y, he had now deſtroyed, and of God's partic _ Mt "6 gon becauſe by this means he hou reed irom the mon tOrmiCable pim.and of his ſpecial Providence which he conſtantly expericnced Enemy which he had in all Iſrael, who might do him moſt miſchief watching over him, made him more ſecure and online io aloe nd in the Bartel ; which it ſeems at this time he deſigned : and partly, Pn hazardous attempt | becauſe he came not now alone, as he did before, bur brought with Y ro. 0b
him ſufficient Pledges of his Fideliry ro Xbijb; namely, all his Sol-| 12 And Achith believed David, #, fay in g& He hath
diers, and his and their Wives, v. 3. \made his people Iſrael F utterly to abhor him 3 there- 4 Heb 3 And David dwelt with Achiſh at Gath, he and his |fore he ſhal be my ſervant for ever, go ſinks
mens every man with his heulhold even David with his | e Partly, becauſe of his confidence in David's Authority and Fide-
. 5noar recliteſs, and Abigail the | ty * partly, becauſe moſt Men eaſily believe what they heartily . TWO wives, mars yup = J FREGEA of 5 . with to be true: And partly, from God's Providence, he blindel Carmeiiteſs, Nabals write. 8 himin this,and in divers other particulars relating to David's coming | And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath, | kirher, and abidipg heic. |
and he ſought no more again for him 4, | CHAP.
+ Heb. be
conſumed,
[] Or, 4d
t Fehap. XXVII.
*Cha 25.1.
C H A P. XXVIIL | OS , ; ; PR Achiſh intending War again# Iſrael, reliech on David, 1,—— 2.
——- deſtroyed the Witches, yet Samuel being dead, in his fear, for-
ſaken of God, ſeeketh to a Witch, 3, 8. She, encouraged by Saul,
- raiſeth Samuel : of whom hearing his approaching ruine,he fainreth,g--20. The Woman, with his Servants, refreſh him with Meat, 21,v--25* _
AN D it came to paſs in thoſe days, that the Phi-
liſtines gathered their armies together for war-
fare to fight with Ifrael a: And Achith faid unto Da-
vid, Know thou afſuredly, that thou ſhalc go out with
me to battel b, thou and thy men.