Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Samuel 27:5
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1 Samuel27:5
5 ¶ And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there : [illegible: 1+ letters]or why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee ?
A prudent desire. Hereby David designed, 1. To preserve his People, both from the Idolatry, and other Vices; which conversation with the Philistines would have exposed them to: and from that envy, and malice, and mischief, which diversity of Religion, or other prejudices, might have caused. 2. That he might have opportunity of enterprizing something against Gods Enemies, without the knowledge, or observation of the Philistines.
Which is too great an honour for me, and too burdensome to thee, and may be an occasion of suspicion and offence to thy People, and of many other inconveniences.
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