1 Samuel 24:22 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 24:22

So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the stronghold.

KJV

And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Saul went home - Confounded at a sense of his own baseness, and overwhelmed with a sense of David’s generosity. David and his men gat them up unto the hold - Went up to Mizpeh, according to the Syriac and Arabic. David could not trust Saul with his life; the utmost he could expect from him was that he should cease from persecuting him; but even this was too much to expect from a man of such a character as Saul. He was no longer under the Divine guidance; an evil spirit had full dominion over his soul.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is dangerous venturing upon the mercy of a reconciled enemy. We read of those who believed in Christ, and yet he did not commit himself to them because he knew all men. Those that like David are innocent as doves must thus like him be wise as serpents.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשָּׁבַ֥ע	vai.yi.sha.Va'	and he swore an oath	H7650 →
דָּוִ֖ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
לְשָׁא֑וּל	le.sha.'Ul	to Saul	H7586 →
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he went	H1980 →
שָׁאוּל֙	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
בֵּית֔וֹ	bei.To	house his	H1004 →
וְדָוִד֙	ve.da.Vid	and David	H1732 →
וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו	va.'a.na.Shav	and men his	H582 →
עָל֖וּ	'a.Lu	they went up	H5927 →
עַל־	'al-	to	H5921 →
הַמְּצוּדָֽה׃ פ	ha.me.tzu.Dah	the stronghold	H4686 →

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

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
John 2:24
But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.
leads to
- John 6:64
  However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)
- Matthew 9:4
  But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?
- Hebrews 4:13
  Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
- Acts 1:24
  And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
  As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought.…
Through
1 Samuel 23:29
And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 20:2
  Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).
- Joshua 15:62
  Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.
- Song of Solomon 1:14
  My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.

About 1 Samuel

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