1Sa 29:2-5 | Clarke | STEP | Verse 2 By hundreds, and by thousands - They were probably divided, as the Jewish armies, by fifties, hundreds, and thousands; each having its proper officer or captain.

‏ 1 Samuel 29:2-5

Verse 2

By hundreds, and by thousands - They were probably divided, as the Jewish armies, by fifties, hundreds, and thousands; each having its proper officer or captain. Verse 3

These days, or these years - I suppose these words to mark no definite time, and may be understood thus: "Is not this David, who has been with me for a considerable time?" Verse 4

The princes of the Philistines were wroth - It is strange that they had not yet heard of David's destruction of a village of the Geshurites, Gezrites, and Amalekites, 1Sam 27:8, 1Sam 27:9. Had they heard of this, they would have seen much more cause for suspicion.