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1 Chronicles 12:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if [ye be come] to betray me to mine enemies, seeing [there is] no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look [thereon], and rebuke [it].

1 Chronicles 12:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Chronicles 12:17

Theological / Devotional

Peaceably. David was suspicious concerning the intentions of these Benjamites, who belonged to Saul’s tribe. He feared treachery and wished to make certain that he would not fall victim to some plot.

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