1 Samuel 22:6 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 22:6

Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was in Gibeah, sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him.

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ASV

And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him: now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk-tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him.

KJV

When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Saul abode in Gibeah - Saul and his men were in pursuit of David, and had here, as is the general custom in the East, encamped on a height, for so Ramah should be translated, as in the margin. His spear, the ensign of power (see on 1Sa 18:11 (note)), was at hand, that is stuck in the ground where he rested, which was the mark to the soldiers that there was their general’s tent.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע	vai.yish.Ma'	and he heard	H8085 →
שָׁא֔וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
כִּ֚י	ki	that	H3588 →
נוֹדַ֣ע	no.Da'	he was known	H3045 →
דָּוִ֔ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
וַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים	va.'a.na.Shim	and [the] men	H582 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
אִתּ֑וֹ	'i.To	[were] with him	H854 →
וְשָׁאוּל֩	ve.sha.'Ul	and Saul	H7586 →
יוֹשֵׁ֨ב	yo.Shev	[was] sitting	H3427 →
בַּגִּבְעָ֜ה	ba.giv.'Ah	at <the> Gibeah	H1390 →
תַּֽחַת־	ta.chat-	under	H8478 →
הָאֶ֤שֶׁל	ha.'E.shel	the tamarisk tree	H815 →
בָּֽרָמָה֙	ba.ra.Mah	at the high place	H7413 →
וַחֲנִית֣וֹ	va.cha.ni.To	and spear his	H2595 →
בְיָד֔וֹ	ve.ya.Do	[was] in hand his	H3027 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
עֲבָדָ֖יו	'a.va.Dav	servants his	H5650 →
נִצָּבִ֥ים	ni.tza.Vim	[were] standing	H5324 →
עָלָֽיו׃	'a.Lav	with him	H5921 →

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Through
Genesis 21:33
And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 1:17
  Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Isaiah 40:28
  Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching…
- Psalms 90:2
  Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
- Romans 16:26
  but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—
Through
1 Samuel 19:9
But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp,
leads to
- 1 Samuel 16:14
  After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.
Through
1 Samuel 18:10
The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,
leads to
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11
  For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,
- 1 Kings 18:29
  Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.
- 1 Samuel 19:9
  But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp,

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