1 Samuel 24:2 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 24:2

So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.

BSB

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ASV

Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

KJV

Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Rocks of the wild goats - The original (צורי היעלים tsurey haiyeelim) is variously understood. The Vulgate makes a paraphrase: Super abruptissimas petras quae solis ibicibus perviae sunt; “On the most precipitous rocks over which the ibexes alone can travel.” The Targum: the caverns of the rocks. The Septuagint make the original a proper name; for out of צרוי היעלים tsurey haiyeelim, they make Σαδδαιεμ Saddaiem, and in some copies Αειαμειν Aeiamein, which are evidently corruptions of the Hebrew.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

These very rocks are exceeding steep, and full of precipices, and dangerous to travelers, as an eye-witness hath left upon record. And yet Saul was so transported with rage, as to venture himself and his army here, that he might take David, who, as he thought, would judge himself safe, and therefore be secure in such inaccessible places.

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

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקַּ֣ח	vai.yi.Kach	and he took	H3947 →
שָׁא֗וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
שְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת	she.Lo.shet	three	H7969 →
אֲלָפִ֛ים	'a.la.Fim	thousand<s>	H505 →
אִ֥ישׁ	'ish	man	H376 →
בָּח֖וּר	ba.Chur	chosen	H977 →
מִכָּל־	mi.kol	from all	H3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he went	H1980 →
לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ	le.va.Kesh	to seek	H1245 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
דָּוִד֙	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו	va.'a.na.Shav	and men his	H582 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
פְּנֵ֖י	pe.Nei	[the] face of	H6440 →
צוּרֵ֥י	tzu.Rei	[the] rocks of	H6697 →
הַיְּעֵלִֽים׃	hai.ye.'e.Lim	the mountain goats	H3277 →

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Through
Psalms 104:18
The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.
leads to
- Proverbs 30:26
  the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;
- Job 39:1
  “Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?
- Leviticus 11:5
  The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
Through
1 Samuel 13:2
He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 10:26
  Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and the men of valor whose hearts God had touched went with him.
- 1 Samuel 14:31
  That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, the people were very faint.
- 1 Samuel 13:5
  Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of…
Through
Psalms 37:32
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
leads to
- Luke 14:1
  One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
Through
Psalms 141:6
When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 25:12
  and the army of Judah also captured 10,000 men alive. They took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.

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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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