1 Samuel 26:13 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 26:13

Then David crossed to the other side and stood atop the mountain at a distance; there was a wide gulf between them.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain afar off; a great space being between them;

KJV

Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:

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Commentary

1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Then David . . . stood on the top of an hill afar off . . . and cried to the people--(See on Jud 9:7). The extraordinary purity and elasticity of the air in Palestine enable words to be distinctly heard that are addressed by a speaker from the top of one hill to people on that of another, from which it is separated by a deep intervening ravine.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר	vai.ya.'a.Vor	and he passed over	H5674 →
דָּוִד֙	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
הָעֵ֔בֶר	ha.'E.ver	the other side	H5676 →
וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד	vai.ya.'a.Mod	and he stood	H5975 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
רֹאשׁ־	rosh-	[the] top of	H7218 →
הָהָ֖ר	ha.Har	the hill	H2022 →
מֵֽרָחֹ֑ק	me.ra.Chok	from a distance	H7350 →
רַ֥ב	rav	great	H7227 →
הַמָּק֖וֹם	ha.ma.Kom	<the> place	H4725 →
בֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃	bei.nei.Hem	[was] between them	H996 →

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

H5676haeverthe other side90×

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
Judges 9:7
When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 11:29
  When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
- Deuteronomy 27:12
  “When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
- John 4:20
  Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
- Isaiah 1:15
  When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
- Proverbs 28:9
  Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.
Through
1 Samuel 24:8
After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence
leads to
- 1 Samuel 25:23–24
  When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.
- 1 Samuel 26:17
  Then Saul recognized David’s voice and asked, “Is that your voice, David my son?” “It is my voice, my lord and king,” David said.
- Exodus 20:12
  Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.