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**enquired** . Probably by Urim and Thummim, in the breastplate of Abiathar the High Priest, who was with David ([1 Samuel 22:20](../../../kjv/1-samuel/22/20) ).
**the LORD** . Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 .

**men** . Hebrew. *'enosh.* App-14 .
**man** . Hebrew. *'ish* . App-14 .

**anointed David** . Aged thirty years. See note on [1 Samuel 16:13](../../../kjv/1-samuel/16/13) .

The 20th *Seder* ends here. See note on p. 366.

**valiant** = Sons of valour.

**Ish-bosheth** = man of shame: i.e. the idol " *Baal* ". In [1 Chronicles 8:33](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/8/33) = Esh-baal.

**and** . Note the Figure of speech *Polysyndeton* ( App-6 ) in [2 Samuel 2:9](../../../kjv/2-samuel/2/9) .

**Gibeon** . Abner's city, in Benjamin ([1 Chronicles 8:29](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/8/29) , [1 Chronicles 8:30](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/8/30) ; [1 Chronicles 9:35](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/9/35) , [1 Chronicles 9:36](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/9/36) ).

**young men** = common soldiers.
**play** = make sport.

**which pertained** . Septuagint and Syriac read "pertaining".

**as a wild roe** = as one of the gazelles which are in the field.

**stood still** : i. e, with horror at the sight.

**children** = sons.

**God.** Hebrew. *Elohim* . App-4 .
**I** (with Art.) spoken. Supply the *Ellipsis* ( App-6 ) thus: "spoken [the words which caused the provocation], surely". Compare [2 Samuel 2:14](../../../kjv/2-samuel/2/14) .

**Bithron** = the ravine.

**men.** Hebrew. *'ish* . App-14 .

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