What is the meaning of "va'Tetzer"?
Radak: The root is Yetzer. It is an expression of (Yeshayah 30:6) "Tzarah v'Tzukah" (affliction and distress). It is feminine, for the Ra'ah (evil) pained him.
Why did they want to stone David? [Initially,] Achish ordered him to go!
Malbim: He did not leave any men to defend the city.
What is the tense of "Marah"?
Radak: It is the past. The accent is on the first syllable 1 , for there are two notes 'Pashta' over the word. (Pashta is always over the last letter. If there is only one Pashta on the word, the accent is on the last syllable. - PF)
Rashi (Bereishis 29:6): If the accent is on the first syllable, it is past tense. If the accent is on the second syllable, it is present tense.
What is the meaning of "va'Yischazek David ba'Shem Elokav"?
Radak: He put his hope in Him, and held back from [despair due to] the evil, and planned to pursue Amalek.
