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1 Samuel 28:1

Y aconteció que en aquellos días los filisteos juntaron sus campos para pelear contra Israel. Y dijo Aquis a David: Sabe de cierto que has de salir conmigo a campaña, tú y los tuyos.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Achish;   David;   Philistines;   Thompson Chain Reference - Achish;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Philistines, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Endor;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Achish;   Ancestors;   Samuel;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Death;   En-Dor;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Achish;   Saul;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - War;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Achish;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - War;  

Parallel Translations

La Biblia de las Americas
Aconteció en aquellos días que los filisteos reunieron sus ejércitos para la guerra, para pelear contra Israel. Y dijo Aquis a David: Bien sabes que saldrás conmigo a campaña, tú y tus hombres.
La Biblia Reina-Valera
Samuel 28:1"> 1 Y ACONTECIO que en aquellos días los Filisteos juntaron sus campos para pelear contra Israel. Y dijo Achîs á David: Sabe de cierto que has de salir conmigo á campaña, tú y los tuyos.
La Biblia Reina-Valera Gomez
Y aconteció que en aquellos días los filisteos reunieron sus tropas para pelear contra Israel. Y dijo Aquís a David: Sabe de cierto que has de salir conmigo a campaña, tú y tus hombres.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that the: 1 Samuel 7:7, 1 Samuel 13:5, 1 Samuel 17:1, 1 Samuel 29:1

Philistines: Judges 3:1-4

thou shalt go: 1 Samuel 27:12, 1 Samuel 29:2, 1 Samuel 29:3

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 31:1 - the Philistines 1 Chronicles 10:1 - the Philistines fought

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass in those days,.... That David was in the country of the Philistines:

that the Philistines gathered their armies together: out of their five principalities or lordships:

for warfare to fight with Israel; with whom they were continually at war, and though sometimes there was a cessation of arms, yet never any settled peace; and the Philistines took every opportunity and advantage against them, as they now did; when David was among them, and so had nothing to fear from him, but rather expected his assistance; and Samuel was dead, and Saul in a frenzy:

and Achish said unto David: who seems to have been at the head of the combined armies of the Philistines:

know thou assuredly that thou shall go with me to battle, thou and thy men; against Israel; which was a trying thing to David, and whereby he was like to be drawn into a dilemma; either to fight against his country, which he could not do conscientiously; or be guilty of ingratitude to Achish, and incur his displeasure, and be liable to be turned out of his country, or treated in a worse manner, even he and his men, to be seized on and cut to pieces by the forces of the Philistines, should he refuse.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXVIII

The Philistines prepare to attack the Israelites, and Achish

informs David that he shall accompany him to battle, 1, 2.

Saul, unable to obtain any answer from God, applies to a witch

at En-dor to bring up Samuel that he may converse with him on

the issue of the war, 3-11.

Samuel appears, 12-14.

He reproaches Saul with his misconduct, and informs him of his

approaching ruin, 15-19.

He is greatly distressed; but at the solicitations of the woman

and his own servants, he takes some food, and departs the same

night, 20-25.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXVIII

Verse 1 Samuel 28:1. The Philistines gathered their armies together — Sir Isaac Newton conjectures that the Philistines had got a great increase to their armies by vast numbers of men which Amasis had driven out of Egypt. This, with Samuel's death, and David's disgrace, were no inconsiderable motives to a new war, front which the Philistines had now every thing to hope.

Thou shalt go out with me to battle — This he said, being deceived by what David had told him.


 
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