- Make this fellow:
- The princes reasoned wisely, according to the common practice of mankind; and it was well for David that they were such good politicians. It was ordered by a gracious Providence that they refused to let David go with them to this battle, in which he must have been either an enemy to his country, or false to his friends and to his trust. Had he fought for the Philistines, he would have fought against God and his country; and had he in the battle gone over to the Israelites, he would have deceived and become a traitor to the hospitable Achish. God therefore delivered him from such disgrace; and by the same kind Providence he was sent back to rescue his wives, and the wives and children of his people, from captivity. "Moreover the Hebrewsª [that] were¹ with the Philistinesª beforeª that time,ª which¹ went upª° with¹ them into the campª [from the country] round about,ª even they¹ also¹ [turned] to be¹ with¹ the Israelitesª that¹ [were] with¹ Saulª and Jonathan.²¹" {1Sm 14:21} + "And there fellª° [some] of¹ Manassehª to¹ David,ª when he cameª° with¹ the Philistinesª against¹ Saulª to battle:ª but they helpedª° them not:¹ for¹ the lordsª of the Philistinesª upon advisementª sent²° him away,¹ saying,ª° He will fallª° to¹ his masterª Saulª to [the jeopardy of] our heads.ª" {1Ch 12:19} + "Andª the¹ lordª commendedª° the¹ unjustª steward,ª becauseª he had doneª° wisely:ª forª the¹ childrenª of thisª worldª areª° inª theirª generationª wiserª thanª the¹ childrenª of light.ª" {Lke 16:8}
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