Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on 2 Samuel 5:17
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2 Samuel5:17
17. when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel--During the civil war between the house of Saul and David, those restless neighbors had remained quiet spectators of the contest. But now, jealous of David, they resolved to attack him before his government was fully established.
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