1 Samuel 19:18

1 Samuel 19:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
• New International Version (NIV)When David had fled and made his escape, he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now David fled and escaped, and he came to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and lived at Naioth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So David fled and escaped, and went to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth.

Context of 1 Samuel 19:18

16When the messengers came in, there was the household idol on the bed with a quilt of goats’ hair at its head. 17Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me like this and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?” Michal answered Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go! Why should I kill you?’ ” So David fled and escaped and came to Samuel at Ramah, and told him everything that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth. 19Saul was told, “David is at Naioth in Ramah.” 20Then Saul sent messengers to take David; but when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing and presiding over them, the Spirit of God came on the messengers of Saul; and they also prophesied.

1 Samuel 19:18 word by word

וְדָוִ֨ד בָּרַ֜ח וַיִּמָּלֵ֗ט וַיָּבֹ֤א אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל֙ הָרָמָ֔תָה וַיַּ֨גֶּד־ל֔וֹ אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָֽשָׂה־ל֖וֹ שָׁא֑וּל וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ הוּא֙ וּשְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ בְּנָֽיוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• fledבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
• and escapedמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• to Ramahרָמָהrâmâh · RamahH7414
• and toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• him all that Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• had doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in Naiothנָוִיתnâvîyth · NaiothH5121

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 19:18

• 1 Samuel 7:17Then he would return to Ramah, because his home was there; and there he judged Israel, and there he built an altar to the Lord.
• 1 Samuel 15:34Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul.
• 1 Samuel 28:3Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and the spiritists (soothsayers) from the land.
• Psalms 116:11I said in my alarm, “All men are liars.”
• James 5:16Therefore, confess your sins to one another [your false steps, your offenses], and pray for one another, that you may be healed and restored. The heartfelt and persistent prayer of a righteous man (believer) is able to accomplish much [when put into action and made effective by God—it is dynamic and can have tremendous power].

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 19:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18David fled, and escaped - to Samuel - He, no doubt, came to this holy man to ask advice; and Samuel thought it best to retain him for the present, with himself at Naioth, where it is supposed he had a school of prophets.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18No such place as Naioth (or Nevaioth) is known, but the word means “dwellings.” Hence, it is considered that Naioth was the name of the collegiate residence of the prophets, in, or just outside, Ramah, to which Samuel removed with David from his own house, for greater safety, owing to the sanctity of the place and company.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-24Verses 11-24 Michal's stratagem to gain time till David got to a distance was allowable, but her falsehood had not even the plea of necessity to excuse it, and manifests that she was not influenced by the same spirit of piety which had dictated Jonathan's language to Saul. In flying to Samuel, David made God his refuge. Samuel, as a prophet, was best able to advise him what to do in this day of distress. He met with little rest or satisfaction in Saul's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Ramah: This was Samuel’s hometown (1 Samuel 1:1). Naioth was a small village near another Ramah in the region of Benjamin.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2318-23. David fled, ... and came to Samuel to Ramah--Samuel was living in great retirement, superintending the school of the prophets, established in the little hamlet of Naioth, in the neighborhood of Ramah. It was a retreat congenial to the mind of David; but Saul, having found out his asylum, sent three successive bodies of men to apprehend him. The character of the place and the influence of the sacred exercises produced such an effect on them that…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 19:18

• David
• Jealousy
• Naioth
• Ramah
• Samuel

In the dictionaries

• David
• Samuel
• Saul
• Ramah
• Paul, Saul
• Naioth
• Prophet
• Schools of the Prophets
• Secret
• Watch

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings