1 Samuel 22:6
4 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
5 And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)
7 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;
8 That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was in Gibeah, sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him.
- KJV
- When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)
- WEB
- Saul heard that David was discovered, with the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.
- ASV
- And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him: now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk-tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him.
- DARBY
- And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah under the tamarisk upon the height, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing by him.
- BLB
- And Saul heard that David and the men who [were] with him had become known. And Saul was staying in Gibeah under the tamarisk tree on the height, and his spear [was] in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.
- ÅB
- Saul fikk høre at David og de menn som var med ham, var blitt kjent, og en dag Saul satt i Gibea under tamarisken på haugen med sitt spyd i hånden, og alle hans tjenere sto omkring ham,
- OTB
- Da Saul hørte at David og mennene som var med ham hadde blitt oppdaget. Nå satt Saul i Gibea, under tamarisktreet på høyden, med spydet i hånden, og alle hans tjenere sto omkring ham.
- B1930
- Saul fikk høre at David og de menn som var med ham, var blitt kjent, og en dag Saul satt i Gibea under tamarisken på haugen med sitt spyd i hånden, og alle hans tjenere stod omkring ham,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 4:5
And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
Read in contextGenesis 21:33
And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
Read in context1 Samuel 19:9
And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.
Read in context1 Samuel 18:10
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand.
Read in context1 Samuel 20:33
And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.
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