1Sa 16:1, 13, 2Sa 7:7, Psa 78:71, Isa 40:11, Jer 3:15, Mic 5:2, 4 | TSK | STEP | Samuel sent by God, under pretence of a sacrifice, comes to Beth-lehem. His human judgment is reproved. He anoints David. Saul sends for David to quiet his evil spirit. A.M. 2941. B.C. 1063. An. Ex. Is. 428. How long. seeing. horn with oil. Jesse.

any of the judges.Instead of [shbty,] {shivtey,} "tribes," we should probably read, with Houbigant, Drs. Waterland and A. Clarke, and others, [shpty,] {shophtey,} "judges;" which is the reading in the parallel passage. Indeed there is but one letter of difference between them, and letters which might be easily mistaken for each other; the apex under the upper stroke of the [p,] {pay,} being the only mark to distinguish it from the [b,] {baith.} Compare with ver. 11.

feed.

5:2; Ps 78:71,72; Isa 40:11; Jer 3:15; 23:4; Eze 34:2,15,23

Mic 5:4; Mt 2:6; *marg:

Joh 21:15-17; Ac 20:28; 21:28; 1Pe 5:1

Psalms 78:71

From following. Heb. From after. ewes.

Ge 33:13; Isa 40:11

brought.

75:6,7; 113:7,8; 1Sa 2:7,8; Jer 27:5,6

feed.

2Sa 5:2; 1Ch 11:2; Eze 34:23,24; Mic 5:2-4; Zec 11:4-17

Mt 2:6; *marg:

Joh 21:15-17; 1Pe 5:2

Isaiah 40:11

feed.

49:9,10; 63:11; Ge 49:24; Ps 23:1-6; 78:71,72; 80:1; Eze 34:12-14

Eze 34:23,31; 37:24; Mic 5:4; Joh 10:11-16; Heb 13:20; 1Pe 2:25

1Pe 5:4; Re 7:17

he shall gather.

42:3; Ge 33:13; Eze 34:16; Joh 21:15-17; 1Co 3:1,2

shall gently lead.A beautiful image, as Bp. Lowth remarks, expressive of the tender attention of the shepherd to his flock. That the greatest care in driving the cattle, in regard to the dams and their young, was necessary, appears clearly from Jacob's apology to his brother Esau, Ge 33:13; which is set in a still stronger light by the following remarks of Sir J. Chardin: "Their flocks feed down the places of their encampments so quick, by the great numbers that they have, that they are obliged to remove them often, which is very destructive to their flocks, on account of the young ones, who have not strength enough to follow."

are with young. or, give suck.