1 Samuel 18:8

Every 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.

• וַיִּ֨חַרand it burned

  vaiyicharH2734 →91 times

• לְשָׁא֜וּלto Saul

  leshaulH7586 →402 times

• מְאֹ֗דexceedingly

  meodH3966 →300 times

• וַיֵּ֤רַעand it was displeasing

  vaiyera'H7489 →107 times

• בְּעֵינָיו֙in view his

  beeinavH5869 →887 times

• הַדָּבָ֣רthe matter

  hadavarH1697 →1440 times

• הַזֶּ֔ה<the> this

  hazehH2088 →1180 times

• וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he said

  vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

• נָתְנ֤וּthey have ascribed

  natenuH5414 →2011 times

• לְדָוִד֙to David

  ledavidH1732 →999 times

• רְבָב֔וֹתten thousands

  revavotH7233 →16 times

• וְלִ֥יand to <the> me

  veli

• נָתְנ֖וּthey have ascribed

  natenuH5414 →2011 times

• הָאֲלָפִ֑יםthe thousands

  haalafimH505 →505 times

• וְע֥וֹדand yet

  veodH5750 →490 times

• ל֖וֹfor <the> him

  lo

• אַ֥ךְonly

  ʾakhH389 →161 times

• הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃the kingship

  hamelukhahH4410 →24 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Each 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

  James 4:5

  Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?

  it leads to

  • 2 Corinthians 6:16

    What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and…

  • 1 Corinthians 6:19

    Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

  • Numbers 11:29

    But Moses replied, “Are you jealous on my account? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would place His Spirit on them!”

  • Titus 3:3

    For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

• Through

  Proverbs 13:10

  Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

  it leads to

  • Proverbs 19:20

    Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.

  • Proverbs 12:15–16

    The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.

  • 1 Timothy 6:4

    he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,

• Through

  1 Samuel 15:28

  So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.

  it leads to

  • 1 Samuel 28:17–18

    He has done exactly what He spoke through me: The LORD has torn the kingship out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David.