would to God: The very words and conduct of a sly, hypocritical demagogue. 2Sa 15:4; 1Ki 20:11; Psa 10:3; Rom 1:30-31
And he said: Rather, "and I would say to Abimelech," as the LXX renders; for as Dr. Wall observes, this was probably not said in the presence of Abimelech; but at an intemperate feast, in his absence, when he boasted he would challenge him.