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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 24:14 - King James

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1Sa 24:14 King James After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
After whom ... - i. e., was it consistent with the dignity of the king of Israel to lead armies in pursuit of a weak and helpless individual like David?
 
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20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
8 And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.