1 Samuel 24:1 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 24:1

After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.”

BSB

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ASV

And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.

KJV

And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En–gedi.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Saul was returned - It is very probable that it was only a small marauding party that had made an excursion in the Israelitish borders, and this invasion was soon suppressed.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But it is not enough for Saul that David is thus cooped up; he cannot be easy while he is alive. Providence brings Saul alone into the same cave wherein David and his men had hidden themselves,

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֗י	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙	ka.'a.Sher	just when	H834 →
שָׁ֣ב	shav	he returned	H7725 →
שָׁא֔וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י	me.'a.cha.Rei	from after	H310 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	pe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →
וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ	vai.ya.Gi.du	and people told	H5046 →
לוֹ֙	lo	to <the> him
לֵאמֹ֔ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
הִנֵּ֣ה	hi.Neh	there!	H2009 →
דָוִ֔ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
בְּמִדְבַּ֖ר	be.mid.Bar	[is] in [the] wilderness of	H4057 →
עֵ֥ין	'ein	En	H5872 →
גֶּֽדִי׃ ס	Ge.di	Gedi	H5872 →

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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
Proverbs 25:5
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
leads to
- Proverbs 20:8
  A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 16:12
  Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
- Psalms 101:7–8
  No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
- Proverbs 20:28
  Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
- Isaiah 16:5
  in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.
Through
1 Samuel 23:19
Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
leads to
- 1 Samuel 26:1
  Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?”
- 1 Samuel 26:3
  Saul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon, but David was living in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had followed him there,
Through
Ezekiel 22:9
Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.
leads to
- Hosea 4:14
  I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people…

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David Shows Saul How He Spared His Life — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 1 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About 1 Samuel