1 Samuel 26:2 BSB — MannaFest

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17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּ֣קָם	vai.Ya.kom	and he arose	H6965 →
שָׁא֗וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
וַיֵּ֙רֶד֙	vai.Ye.red	and he went down	H3381 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
מִדְבַּר־	mid.bar-	[the] wilderness of	H4057 →
זִ֔יף	Zif	Ziph	H2128 →
וְאִתּ֛וֹ	ve.'i.To	and [were] with him	H854 →
שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־	she.lo.shet-	three	H7969 →
אֲלָפִ֥ים	'a.la.Fim	thousand<s>	H505 →
אִ֖ישׁ	'ish	man	H376 →
בְּחוּרֵ֣י	be.chu.Rei	[the] chosen [men] of	H977 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ	le.va.Kesh	to seek	H1245 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
דָּוִ֖ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
בְּמִדְבַּר־	be.mid.bar-	in [the] wilderness of	H4057 →
זִֽיף׃	Zif	Ziph	H2128 →

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Through
1 Samuel 24:17
and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
leads to
- Matthew 5:44
  But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
- 1 Samuel 26:21
  Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave…
Through
Psalms 38:12
Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
leads to
- Psalms 35:20
  For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
- 2 Samuel 17:1–3
  Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
- Psalms 140:5
  The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
- Psalms 54:3
  For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard for God. Selah
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.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Samuel 24:2So 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.Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.Psalms 140:4–9Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.1 Samuel 24:17and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.1 Samuel 13:2He 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 the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.1 Samuel 23:23–25Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”Genesis 37:20“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”Numbers 24:1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.

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