1 Samuel 16:18 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 16:18

One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”

BSB

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ASV

Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Jehovah is with him.

KJV

Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth–lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.

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Commentary

2 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Forty Gospel Homilies, Homily 30 (604)

It is fitting to raise the eyes of faith to the power of this craftsman, and to consider here and there the Fathers of the new and old testament. Behold, with these same eyes of faith opened, I gaze upon David, Amos, Daniel, Peter, Paul, Matthew, and I wish to consider what kind of craftsman this Holy Spirit is, but in my very consideration I fall short. For he fills a boy who plays the harp, and makes him a psalmist. He fills a herdsman shepherd picking sycamore figs, and makes him a prophet.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

I have seen a son of Jesse - Dr. Warburton supposes the story is anticipated from 1Sa 16:14-23, and that the true chronology of this part of David’s life is the following: - 1. David is anointed by Samuel; 2. Carries provisions to his brethren in the army; 3. Fights with and kills Goliath; 4. Is received into the king’s court, 5. Contracts a friendship with Jonathan; 6. Incurs Saul’s jealousy; 7. Retires to his father’s house; 8. Is after some time sent for by Saul to sooth his melancholy with his harp;

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּעַן֩	vai.ya.'An	and he answered	H6030 →
אֶחָ֨ד	'e.Chad	one	H259 →
מֵהַנְּעָרִ֜ים	me.ha.ne.'a.Rim	from the young men	H5288 →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
הִנֵּ֨ה	hi.Neh	here!	H2009 →
רָאִ֜יתִי	ra.'I.ti	I have seen	H7200 →
בֵּ֣ן	ben	a son	H1121 →
לְיִשַׁי֮	le.yi.Shai	of Jesse	H3448 →
בֵּ֣ית	beit	[the] Beth-	H1022 →
הַלַּחְמִי֒	ha.lach.Mi	<the> -lehemite	H1022 →
יֹדֵ֣עַ	yo.De.a'	[who] knows	H3045 →
נַ֠גֵּן	Na.gen	to play	H5059 →
וְגִבּ֨וֹר	ve.gi.Bor	and a mighty [man] of	H1368 →
חַ֜יִל	Cha.yil	strength	H2428 →
וְאִ֧ישׁ	ve.'Ish	and a man of	H376 →
מִלְחָמָ֛ה	mil.cha.Mah	war	H4421 →
וּנְב֥וֹן	u.ne.Von	and [one] discerning of	H995 →
דָּבָ֖ר	da.Var	word	H1697 →
וְאִ֣ישׁ	ve.'Ish	and a man of	H376 →
תֹּ֑אַר	To.'ar	form	H8389 →
וַיהוָ֖ה	va.Yah.weh	and Yahweh	H3068 →
עִמּֽוֹ׃	i.Mo	[is] with him	H5973 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 39:2
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 18:14
  and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
- Psalms 91:15
  When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
- Jeremiah 15:20
  Then I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to save and deliver…
- Genesis 26:28
  “We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you,” they replied. “We recommend that there should now be an oath between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you
- Acts 7:9–10
  Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
Through
Genesis 39:23
The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
leads to
- Isaiah 43:2
  When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched;…
- Psalms 1:3
  He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
- Genesis 39:2–3
  And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.