Adam Clarke Commentary - 1 Samuel 24:14

Adam Clarke Commentary - 1 Samuel 24:14 - 24:14

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Adam Clarke Commentary - 1 Samuel 24:14 - 24:14

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24:1 - 24:1
24:2 - 24:2
24:3 - 24:3
24:4 - 24:4
24:6 - 24:6
24:7 - 24:7
24:12 - 24:12
24:13 - 24:13
24:14 - 24:14
24:15 - 24:15
24:16 - 24:16
24:19 - 24:19
24:20 - 24:20
24:21 - 24:21
24:22 - 24:22

After a dead dog - A term used among the Hebrews to signify the most sovereign contempt; see 2Sa 16:9. One utterly incapable of making the least resistance against Saul, and the troops of Israel. The same idea is expressed in the term flea. The Targum properly expresses both thus: one who is weak, one who is contemptible.