Fear is the negative emotion of dread toward anticipated future evil.
An indepth outline of introductory notes on the Book of Genesis.
If God be for us, who can be against us?
There are several practical lessons here including doing good to those who have done good to you, avoiding shaming people publicly, and fighting the battle of this life with courage and complete trust in the work that the Lord will do for us.
David is at the height of his reign with multiple victories on the field, and a great spiritual victory when he lifts the grandson of his enemy to a place of blessing and prominence.