1 Samuel 23:3 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 23:3

But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

KJV

And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

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Commentary

1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

To repel unprovoked assaults on unoffending people who were engaged in their harvest operations, was a humane and benevolent service. But it was doubtful how far it was David's duty to go against a public enemy without the royal commission; and on that account he asked, and obtained, the divine counsel.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ	vai.Yo.me.Ru	and they said	H559 →
אַנְשֵׁ֤י	'an.Shei	[the] men of	H582 →
דָוִד֙	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
אֵלָ֔יו	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →
הִנֵּ֨ה	hi.Neh	here!	H2009 →
אֲנַ֥חְנוּ	'a.Nach.nu	we	H587 →
פֹ֛ה	foh	here	H6311 →
בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה	bi.hu.Dah	in Judah	H3063 →
יְרֵאִ֑ים	ye.re.'Im	[are] fearful	H3373 →
וְאַף֙	ve.'Af	and indeed?	H637 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	if	H3588 →
נֵלֵ֣ךְ	ne.Lekh	we will go	H1980 →
קְעִלָ֔ה	ke.'i.Lah	Keilah	H7084 →
אֶל־	'el-	against	H413 →
מַֽעַרְכ֖וֹת	ma.'ar.Khot	[the] battle lines of	H4634 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ ס	pe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →

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The walk

The walk8

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
Jeremiah 12:5
“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a peaceful land, how will you do in the thickets…
leads to
- 1 Peter 4:12
  Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
- Proverbs 24:10
  If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!
- Hebrews 12:3–4
  Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
- Psalms 42:7
  Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.
Through
Psalms 11:1
In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
leads to
- Psalms 56:11
  in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Isaiah 26:3–4
  You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- 1 Samuel 23:14
  And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.
- Psalms 25:2
  in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.