Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Samuel 30:24

24 For who will hearken unto you in this matter ? but as his part is that goeth down to the battel, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike .

What wise or just man will be of your opinion in this matter?

A prudent and equitable Constitution, and therefore practised by the Romans, as Polybius and others note. The Reason of it is manifest; because they were exposed to hazards, as well as their Brethren: and were a Reserve to whom they might retreat in case of a Defeat; and they were now in actual Service, and in the station in which their General had placed them.

Marginal references: [illegible: 1+ letters]ee Num. 31.