1 Samuel 24:7 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 24:7

With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.

BSB

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ASV

So David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

KJV

So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

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Commentary

3 voices

Ambrose of Milan

On the Duties of the Clergy 3.9.60 (397)

What a virtuous action that was, when David wished rather to spare the king his enemy, though he could have injured him! How useful, too, it was, for it helped him when he succeeded to the throne. For all learned to be faithful to their king and not to seize the kingdom but to fear and reverence him. Thus what is virtuous was preferred to what was useful, and then usefulness followed on what was virtuous.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He would not only not do this evil thing himself, but he would not suffer those about him to do it. Thus did he render good for evil to him from whom he had received evil for good, and was herein both a type of Christ, who saved his persecutors, and an example to all Christians not to be overcome of evil, but to overcome evil with good.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Suffered them not to rise against Saul - As he could restrain them, it was his duty to do so; had he connived at their killing him, David would have been the murderer. In praying for the king we call God the only Ruler of princes, for this simple reason, that their authority is the highest among men, and next to that of God himself; hence he alone is above them. We find this sentiment well expressed by an elegant poet: - Regum timendorum in proprios greges, Reges in ipsos imperium est Jovis.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְשַׁסַּ֨ע	vay.sha.Sa'	and he reprimanded	H8156 →
דָּוִ֤ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲנָשָׁיו֙	'a.na.Shav	men his	H582 →
בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים	ba.de.va.Rim	by the words	H1697 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
נְתָנָ֖ם	ne.ta.Nam	he permitted them	H5414 →
לָק֣וּם	la.Kum	to rise up	H6965 →
אֶל־	'el-	against	H413 →
שָׁא֑וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
וְשָׁא֛וּל	ve.sha.'Ul	and Saul	H7586 →
קָ֥ם	kam	he arose	H6965 →
מֵהַמְּעָרָ֖ה	me.ha.me.'a.Rah	from the cave	H4631 →
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he went	H1980 →
בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ ס	ba.Da.rekh	on the way	H1870 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H4631mehamearahfrom the cave37×

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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
Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
leads to
- Romans 12:14
  Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
- 1 Peter 3:9
  Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
- Luke 6:27–28
  But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
- Romans 12:20–21
  On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
- Proverbs 25:21–22
  If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
Through
1 Samuel 25:33
Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 25:26
  Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and…
Through
Psalms 7:4
if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
leads to
- 1 Samuel 24:17–19
  and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
- Psalms 55:20
  My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

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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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