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<p class="tab-1">David was a man after God’s own heart, and yet he had his faults, which are recorded, not for our imitation, but for our admonition; witness the story of this chapter, in which, though, I. We find, to his praise, that he prudently took care of his own safety and his family’s (<a class="bibleref" title="1Sam.27.2-1Sam.27.4" href="/passage/?search=1Sam.27.2-1Sam.27.4">1 Sam. 27:2-4</a>) and valiantly fought Israel’s battles against the Canaanites (<a class="bibleref" title="1Sam.27.8-1Sam.27.9" href="/passage/?search=1Sam.27.8-1Sam.27.9">1 Sam. 27:8-9</a>), yet, II. We find, to his dishonour, 1. That he began to despair of his deliverance, <a class="bibleref" title="1Sam.27.1" href="/passage/?search=1Sam.27.1">1 Sam. 27:1</a>. 2. That he deserted his own country, and went to dwell in the land of the Philistines, <a class="bibleref" title="1Sam.27.1,1Sam.27.5-1Sam.27.7" href="/passage/?search=1Sam.27.1,1Sam.27.5-1Sam.27.7"><span class="bibleref" title="1Sam.27.1">1 Sam. 27:1</span>; <span class="bibleref" title="1Sam.27.5-1Sam.27.7">5-7</span></a>. 3. That he imposed upon Achish with an equivocation, if not a lie, concerning his expedition, <a class="bibleref" title="1Sam.27.10-1Sam.27.12" href="/passage/?search=1Sam.27.10-1Sam.27.12">1 Sam. 27:10-12</a>.</p>