1 Samuel 17:22
in 1 Samuel 17Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
KJV
And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 17
Commentary
5 notes on this verseWhat articles he brought he honestly took care of, and left them with those that had the charge of the bag and baggage; but, though he had come a long journey with a great load, he ran into the army, to see what was doing there, and to pay his respects to his brethren. Seest thou a man thus diligent in his business, he is in the way of preferment, he shall stand before kings.
This site's exposition
So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper
on 1 Samuel 17:20-22
David leaves the flock with a keeper, a detail that answers Eliab's sneer at verse 28 before it is spoken. He arrives as the army is "shouting the battle cry," timing no one planned but God. Henry reads the diligence as the lesson, since the man faithful with a few sheep and a supply errand is the one in the right place when the kingdom needs him.
This site's exposition
ran to the battle line
David runs three times in this chapter: here to the battle line, at verse 48 toward Goliath, and at verse 51 to stand over the fallen giant. Matthew Henry notes that he first left the supplies with the baggage keeper. He greets his brothers before he hears the challenge.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
Therefore David left the vessels he had brought, etc. The Lord, leaving with the memory of His faithful ones the heavenly signs or the tokens of His earthly birth which He brought to the world as soon as He was born, so that these among …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And David left his carriage in the hand the keeper of the carriage,....
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּטֹּשׁ֩ | vaiyitosh | and he left | H5203 → | 40 times |
| דָּוִ֨ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכֵּלִ֜ים | hakelim | the baggage<s> | H3627 → | 325 times |
| מֵעָלָ֗יו | mealav | from with <the> him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יַד֙ | yad | [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| שׁוֹמֵ֣ר | shomer | [the] keeper of | H8104 → | 468 times |
| הַכֵּלִ֔ים | hakelim | the baggage<s> | H3627 → | 325 times |
| וַיָּ֖רָץ | vaiyarotz | and he ran | H7323 → | 103 times |
| הַמַּעֲרָכָ֑ה | hamaarakhah | the battle line | H4634 → | 19 times |
| וַיָּבֹ֕א | vaiyavo' | and he came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל | vaiyishal | and he asked | H7592 → | 171 times |
| לְאֶחָ֖יו | leechav | of brothers his | H251 → | 630 times |
| לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ | leshalom | to welfare | H7965 → | 236 times |
וַיִּטֹּשׁ֩and he left
vaiyitoshH5203 →40 times
דָּוִ֨דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַכֵּלִ֜יםthe baggage<s>
hakelimH3627 →325 times
מֵעָלָ֗יוfrom with <the> him
mealavH5921 →5755 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יַד֙[the] hand of
yadH3027 →1618 times
שׁוֹמֵ֣ר[the] keeper of
shomerH8104 →468 times
הַכֵּלִ֔יםthe baggage<s>
hakelimH3627 →325 times
וַיָּ֖רָץand he ran
vaiyarotzH7323 →103 times
הַמַּעֲרָכָ֑הthe battle line
hamaarakhahH4634 →19 times
וַיָּבֹ֕אand he came
vaiyavo'H935 →2568 times
וַיִּשְׁאַ֥לand he asked
vaiyishalH7592 →171 times
לְאֶחָ֖יוof brothers his
leechavH251 →630 times
לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃to welfare
leshalomH7965 →236 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 10:28Assyria has entered Aiath and passed through Migron, storing their supplies at Michmash.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 14:2
Meanwhile, Saul was staying under the pomegranate tree in Migron on the outskirts of Gibeah. And the troops who were with him numbered about six hundred men,
- 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…
- 1 Samuel 13:5
Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of…
- 1 Samuel 14:2
Through
Genesis 37:14Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when…
it leads to
- Genesis 35:27
Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.
- Luke 19:42
and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
- Psalms 125:5
But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
- Genesis 35:27
Through
Judges 18:15So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him.
it leads to
- John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
- Genesis 43:27
He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”
- John 14:27
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Bede, Commentary on Samuel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.