1 Samuel 26:20
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| Overview - 1 Samuel 26 | |
| 1 | Saul, by the discovery of the Ziphites, comes to Hachilah against David. |
| 4 | David coming into the trench stays Abishai from killing Saul, but takes his spear and cruse. |
| 13 | David reproves Abner; |
| 17 | and exhorts Saul. |
| 21 | Saul acknowledges his sin. |
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1 Samuel 26:20 (King James Version)
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.
- let not my
- 2:9 25:29
- the king
- 24:14 Matthew 26:47 Matthew 26:55
- a flea
- {Parosh,} (in Arabic {borghooth,} Syriac, {poorthano,}) the well known little contemptible and troublesome insect, the flea, seems to be so called from its agility in leaping and skipping, from {para,} "free," and {raash,} "to leap, bound." David, by comparing himself to this insect, seems to import, that while it would cost Saul much pains to catch him, he would obtain but very little advantage from it.
- a partridge
- {Korai} certainly denotes the partridge, which is called in Arabic, {kira.} It seems to be so called from the cry or {cur} which it utters when calling its young.