1 Samuel 23:2

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.

• וַיִּשְׁאַ֨לand he enquired

  vaiyishalH7592 →171 times

• דָּוִ֤דDavid

  davidH1732 →999 times

• בַּֽיהוָה֙by Yahweh

  bayahwehH3068 →6520 times

• לֵאמֹ֔ר<to> saying

  lemorH559 →5305 times

• הַאֵלֵ֣ךְ¿ will I go

  haelekhH1980 →1546 times

• וְהִכֵּ֔יתִיand will I strike?

  vehikeitiH5221 →499 times

• בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים<in> the Philistines

  bapelishtimH6430 →287 times

• הָאֵ֑לֶּה ס<the> these

  haelehH428 →746 times

• וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said

  vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

• יְהוָ֜הYahweh

  yahwehH3068 →6520 times

• אֶל־to

  ʾel-H413 →5510 times

• דָּוִ֗דDavid

  davidH1732 →999 times

• לֵ֚ךְgo

  lekhH1980 →1546 times

• וְהִכִּ֣יתָand you will strike

  vehikitaH5221 →499 times

• בַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים<in> the Philistines

  vapelishtimH6430 →287 times

• וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖and you will deliver

  vehosha'taH3467 →206 times

• אֶת־<obj.>

  ʾet-H853 →10935 times

• קְעִילָֽה׃Keilah

  keilahH7084 →18 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

  Joshua 9:14

  Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.

  it leads to

  • Proverbs 3:5–6

    Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

  • 2 Samuel 5:19

    So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

    Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Numbers 27:21

    He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will…

  • 1 Chronicles 10:13–14

    So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,

• Through

  2 Samuel 5:19

  So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

  it leads to

  • 1 Samuel 30:7–8

    Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,

    Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • 2 Samuel 2:1

    Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied…

  • 2 Samuel 5:23

    So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.

  • Proverbs 3:6

    in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.