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**famine** . One of the thirteen mentioned. See note on [Genesis 12:10](../../../kjv/genesis/12/10) .
**year after year** = the year after that year: i.e. 932. David being now fifty-eight.
**the LORD** . Hebrew. *Jehovah* . App-4 .

**Gibeonites** . Compare [Joshua 9:3](../../../kjv/joshua/9/3) , [Joshua 9:16](../../../kjv/joshua/9/16) , [Joshua 9:17](../../../kjv/joshua/9/17) .
**now.** Note the Figure of speech *Parenthesis.* *App-6* *.*
**were** = they [were].
**children** = sons.

**any man** . Hebrew. *'ish.* App-14 .

**coasts** = borders.

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

**Michal** . Some codices, cited in the *Massorah,* with Septuagint and Syriac, read "Merab", as in [1 Samuel 18:19](../../../kjv/1-samuel/18/19) .

**men** = lords, or masters (Hebrew. *baalim). Compare* [1 Samuel 31:10](../../../kjv/1-samuel/31/10) , [1 Samuel 31:13](../../../kjv/1-samuel/31/13) .
**street** . The open space by the gate ([2 Chronicles 32:6](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/32/6) . [Nehemiah 8:1](../../../kjv/nehemiah/8/1) , [Nehemiah 8:3](../../../kjv/nehemiah/8/3) , [Nehemiah 8:16](../../../kjv/nehemiah/8/16) ).
**when** = in the day.

**and Jonathan** . Some codices, with two early printed editions, and Septuagint, read "the bones of Jonathan".
**all** . Some codices, with one early printed edition, read "according to all".
**God** . Hebrew. *Elohim* . App-4 .

**war again.** 930-923 B.C.
**waxed faint** . David was now sixty.

**giant** = Rapha. See App-23 and App-25 ,
**thought to have slain** , or, said he would *slay.*

**light** = lamp. Compare [Genesis 15:17](../../../kjv/genesis/15/17) . [1 Kings 15:4](../../../kjv/1-kings/15/4) .[Proverbs 13:9](../../../kjv/proverbs/13/9) ; [Proverbs 20:20](../../../kjv/proverbs/20/20) , though not the same word in [Genesis 15:17](../../../kjv/genesis/15/17) ,

**Gob** . Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "Nob".

**the brother of Goliath** . Omit the italics, and understand another giant of the same name as the Goliath of [1 Samuel 17](../../../kjv/1-samuel/17) .
**staff** . Hebrew "wood", put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Cause) for what was made from it. App-6 .

**defied** = reproached.

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