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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 21:11 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
1Sa 21:11	King James	And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
The king of the land - The Philistines gave him the title which their own lords bore.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

The king of the land - The Philistines gave him the title which their own lords bore.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
King of the land - Of Canaan. They call him king, either more generally for the governor, the most eminent captain and commander, or, as the king elect, the person designed to be king: for, by this time, the fame of Saul's rejection, and David's destination to the kingdom, was got abroad among the Israelites, and from them, probably to the Philistines. Did they not sing, &c. - And therefore consider what to do; and now our great enemy is in thy hand, be sure thou never let him go alive.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

King of the land - Of Canaan. They call him king, either more generally for the governor, the most eminent captain and commander, or, as the king elect, the person designed to be king: for, by this time, the fame of Saul's rejection, and David's destination to the kingdom, was got abroad among the Israelites, and from them, probably to the Philistines. Did they not sing, &c. - And therefore consider what to do; and now our great enemy is in thy hand, be sure thou never let him go alive.

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