1 Samuel 26:17 BSB — MannaFest

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.

BSB

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ASV

And Saul knew David’s voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

KJV

And Saul knew David’s voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

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Commentary

2 voices

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.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

In the same manner he had expressed his relentings, ch. xxiv. He had given his wife to another and yet calls him son, thirsted after his blood and yet is glad to hear his voice. Those are bad indeed that have never any convictions of good, nor ever sincerely utter good expressions.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּכֵּ֤ר	vai.ya.Ker	and he recognized	H5234 →
שָׁאוּל֙	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
ק֣וֹל	Kol	[the] voice of	H6963 →
דָּוִ֔ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
הֲקוֹלְךָ֥	ha.kol.Cha	¿ voice your	H6963 →
זֶ֖ה	zeh	[is] this	H2088 →
בְּנִ֣י	be.Ni	O son my	H1121 →
דָוִ֑ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
דָּוִ֔ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
קוֹלִ֖י	ko.Li	voice my	H6963 →
אֲדֹנִ֥י	'a.do.Ni	O lord my	H113 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →

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

H113ʾadoniO lord my333×

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
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.
- Genesis 17:3
  Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,
- 1 Samuel 20:41
  When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept…
Through
1 Samuel 24:16
When David had finished saying these things, Saul called back, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud
leads to
- Genesis 33:4
  Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
- Acts 6:10
  but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
- Job 6:25
  How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
- Proverbs 15:1
  A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Luke 21:15
  For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

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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