1 Samuel 26:25 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 26:25

Saul said to him, “May you be blessed, David my son. You will accomplish great things and will surely prevail.” So David went on his way, and Saul returned home.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do mightily, and shalt surely prevail. So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

KJV

Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

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Commentary

4 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. - The Hebrew is גם עשה תעשה וגם יכל תוכל gam asoh thaaseh, vegam yachol tuchal; “Also in doing thou shalt do, and being able thou shalt be able; which the Targum translates, also in reigning thou shalt reign, and in prospering thou shalt prosper; which in all probability is the meaning. There is a vast deal of dignity in this speech of David, arising from a consciousness of his own innocence.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He foretels his victories, and his elevation at last: Thou shalt do great things. Note, Those who make conscience of doing that which is truly good may come, by the divine assistance, to do that which is truly great. He adds, " Thou shalt also still prevail, more and more," he means against himself, but is loth to speak that out.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Saul gets information of David's movements and acts offensively. The Ziphites came to him and told him where David now was, in the same place where he was when they formerly betrayed him, ch. xxiii. Perhaps (though it is not mentioned) Saul had given them intimation, under-hand, that he continued his design against David, and would be glad of their assistance.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

So David went on his way--Notwithstanding this sudden relenting of Saul, David placed no confidence in his professions or promises, but wisely kept at a distance and awaited the course of Providence.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
שָׁא֜וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
דָּוִ֗ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
בָּר֤וּךְ	ba.Rukh	[be] blessed	H1288 →
אַתָּה֙	'a.Tah	you	H859 →
בְּנִ֣י	be.Ni	O son my	H1121 →
דָוִ֔ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
גַּ֚ם	gam	both	H1571 →
עָשֹׂ֣ה	'a.Soh	certainly <to do>	H6213 →
תַעֲשֶׂ֔ה	ta.'a.Seh	you will do	H6213 →
וְגַ֖ם	ve.Gam	<and> as well as	H1571 →
יָכֹ֣ל	ya.Khol	certainly <to prevail>	H3201 →
תּוּכָ֑ל	tu.Khal	you will prevail	H3201 →
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he went	H1980 →
דָּוִד֙	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
לְדַרְכּ֔וֹ	le.dar.Ko	to way his	H1870 →
וְשָׁא֖וּל	ve.sha.'Ul	and Saul	H7586 →
שָׁ֥ב	shav	he returned	H7725 →
לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ פ	lim.ko.Mo	to place his	H4725 →

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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
Isaiah 54:17
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the…
leads to
- Romans 8:28–39
  And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- Isaiah 54:15
  If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you.
- John 10:28–30
  I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
- Isaiah 50:8
  The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!
- Romans 8:1
  Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Through
Romans 8:37
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:57
  But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
- 1 John 4:4
  You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- 1 John 5:4–5
  because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

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06About 1 Samuel

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

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About 1 Samuel