Adhered Arisen Clave Cleave Cleaved Cleaveth Clung David Dead Deliverance Eleazar Fighting Firm Froze Goods Grew Gripping Ground Philistines Plunder Returned Rose Salvation Slain Smiteth Smote Spoil Stiff Stood Strip Struck Sword Till Tired Troops Turn Victory Weary Worked Worketh Wrought
23:10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his {g} hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
(g) By a cramp which came from weariness and fighting.
23:8-39 David once earnestly longed for the water at the well of Bethlehem. It seems to be an instance of weakness. He was thirsty; with the water of that well he had often refreshed himself when a youth, and it was without due thought that he desired it. Were his valiant men so forward to expose themselves, upon the least hint of their prince's mind, and so eager to please him, and shall not we long to approve ourselves to our Lord Jesus, by ready compliance with his will, as shown us by his word, Spirit, and providence? But David poured out the water as a drink-offering to the Lord. Thus he would cross his own foolish fancy, and punish himself for indulging it, and show that he had sober thoughts to correct his rash ones, and knew how to deny himself. Did David look upon that water as very precious which was got at the hazard of these men's blood, and shall not we much more value those benefits for purchasing which our blessed Saviour shed his blood? Let all beware of neglecting so great salvation.
Adhered Clave Cleaved Clung Firm Great Hand Philistines Plunder Rose Smote Spoil Stood Struck Sword Victory Weary Worked Wrought
Adhered Clave Cleaved Clung Firm Great Hand Philistines Plunder Rose Smote Spoil Stood Struck Sword Victory Weary Worked Wrought
