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King James Bible - 1 Samuel 17:16

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 17:16

Venía, pues, aquel filisteo por la mañana y por la tarde, y se presentó por cuarenta días.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 16. And the Philistine drew near morning and evening , etc.] Twice a day he came near the camp, within the hearing of it. The Jews say, he took those seasons on purpose to disturb them in reading their “Shema”, or “hear, O Israel”, etc. and saying their prayers morning and evening: and presented himself forty days ; Successively, before the armies of Israel, daring them to send down a man to fight with him, and reproaching them for their cowardice in not doing it.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 12-30 - Jesse little thought of sending his son to the army at that critica juncture; but the wise God orders actions and affairs, so as to serv his designs. In times of general formality and lukewarmness, ever degree of zeal which implies readiness to go further, or to ventur more in the cause of God than others, will be blamed as pride an ambition, and by none more than by near relations, like Eliab, or negligent superiors. It was a trial of David's meekness, patience, an constancy. He had right and reason on his side, and did not rende railing for railing; with a soft answer he turned away his brother' wrath. This conquest of his own passion was more honourable than tha of Goliath. Those who undertake great and public services, must no think it strange if they are spoken ill of, and opposed by those from whom they expect support and assistance. They must humbly go on with their work, in the face not only of enemies' threats, but of friends slights and suspicions.

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Original Hebrew

ויגשׁ 5066 הפלשׁתי 6430 השׁכם 7925 והערב 6150 ויתיצב 3320 ארבעים 705 יום׃ 3117