And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.
What does 1 Samuel 29:2 mean?
David waited with a secret hope that the Lord would help him out of his difficulty. But he seems to have been influenced too much by the fear of man, in consenting to attend Achish.
Key themes
HopeAnxiety and fearLeadershipAnointing
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Keep this verse inside 1 Samuel 29:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- David Person
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Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25 .
- Rereward Tribe
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( Josh. 6:9 ), the troops in the rear of an army on the march, the rear-guard. This word is a corruption of the French arriere-garde. During the wilderness march the tribe of Dan formed the rear-guard.