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David said to Achish, “Therefore you will know what your servant can do.” Achish said to David, “Therefore I will make you my bodyguard forever.”
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 2. Do; or “can do.” Thou wilt be convinced of my valour and fidelity. Bible.—But could David lawfully fight against his brethren? or could he desert Achis in the heat of the engagement? His answer is ambiguous. Calmet.—He prudently committed his cause into the hands of Providence, resolved to do nothing contrary to his duty, and to abide by God’s decision, in this critical juncture, so that Cajetan blames him unjustly. Salien. Menochius. Tirinus.—Guard. Septuagint “captain of my body guard.”
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