Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 24

1וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Afterכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586had returnedשָׁ֣בshavH7725from pursuingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,he was toldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559הִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, “DavidH1732is in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057of En-gediH5872.”

2So SaulH7586tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֛ים'a.la.FimH505chosenבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and wentוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to look forלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853DavidH1732and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוva.'a.na.ShavH582inעַל־'al-H5921the regionפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the Rocksצוּרֵ֥יtzu.ReiH6697of the Wild Goatsהַיְּעֵלִֽים׃hai.ye.'e.LimH3277.

3Soon Saul cameוַ֠יָּבֹאVai.ya.vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the sheepfoldsגִּדְר֨וֹת הַצֹּ֤אןgid.Rot ha.TzonH6629 H1448alongH5921the roadהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870,where there wasוְשָׁ֣םve.ShamH8033a caveמְעָרָ֔הme.'a.RahH4631,and heH7586went inוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to relieveלְהָסֵ֣ךְle.ha.SekhH5526H853himselfרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272.And DavidH1732and his menH582were hidingיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427in the recessesבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631.

4So David’sH1732menH376saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to himH413, “This isהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009the dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117about whichאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559to youH413, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,Iאָנֹכִ֜י'a.no.KhiH595will deliverנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414your enemyאֹֽיִבְךָ֙'o.ye.vei.khaH341H853into your handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,that you may doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213with himasכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834you wishיִטַ֣ב בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָyi.Tav be.'ei.Nei.khaH3190 H5869.’”Then DavidH1732crept upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and stealthilyבַּלָּֽט׃ba.LatH3909cut offוַיִּכְרֹ֛תvai.yikh.RotH3772H853a cornerכְּנַֽף־ke.naf-H3671of Saul’sH7586robeהַמְּעִ֥ילha.me.'IlH4598אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834.

5וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961Afterwardאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֔ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651,David’sH1732H853conscienceלֵב־lev-H3820was strickenוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921H834he had cut offH3772H853the cornerH3671H834of Saul’s robeH7586.

6So he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his menלַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוla.'a.na.ShavH582, “The LORDמֵֽיהוָ֗הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֧ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486thatאִם־'im-H518Ishould doאֶעֱשֶׂה֩'e.'e.SehH6213H853suchהַזֶּ֤הha.ZehH2088a thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697to my masterלַֽאדֹנִי֙la.do.NiH113,the LORD’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068anointedלִמְשִׁ֣יחַlim.Shi.achH4899.May I never liftלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against him,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.”

7With these wordsH1697Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732restrainedוַיְשַׁסַּ֨עvay.sha.Sa'H8156H853his menH376,and he did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808let themנְתָנָ֖םne.ta.NamH5414rise upלָק֣וּםla.KumH6965againstאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.Then Saulוְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'UlH7586leftקָ֥םkamH6965the caveמֵהַמְּעָרָ֖הme.ha.me.'a.RahH4631and wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980on his wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ סba.Da.rekhH1870.

8Afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thatכֵ֗ןKhenH3651,DavidH1732got upH6965,went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318ofH4480the caveH4631,and called outוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310Saulלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH7586 H559, “My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428!”When SaulH7586lookedוַיַּבֵּ֤טvai.ya.BetH5027behind himאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310,DavidH1732bowedוַיִּקֹּ֨דvai.yi.KodH6915facedownאַפַּ֛יִם אַ֖רְצָה'a.Pa.yim 'Ar.tzahH639 H776in reverenceוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812

9andH1732saidH559to SaulH7586, “Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100do you listenתִשְׁמַ֛עtish.Ma'H8085אֶת־'et-H853to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of menאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120who sayH559, ‘Lookהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,DavidH1732intendsמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245to harm youרָעָתֶֽךָ׃ra.'a.Te.khaH7451’?

10BeholdH2009,thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117you have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200with your own eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869H853thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀ הַיּ֤וֹם׀Yah.weh hai.YomH3068 H3117delivered youנְתָנְךָ֩ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414into my handבְּיָדִי֙be.ya.DiH3027in the caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631.I was toldH559to kill youלַהֲרָגֲךָ֖la.ha.ra.ga.KhaH2026,but I sparedוַתָּ֣חָסva.Ta.chosH2347youעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921and saidH559, ‘I will notלֹא־lo'-H3808liftאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027against my lordבַּֽאדֹנִ֔יba.do.NiH113,sinceכִּי־ki-H3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.’

11Seeגַּ֗םGamH7200 H1571,my fatherוְאָבִ֣יve.'a.ViH1,lookH7200H853at the cornerכְּנַ֥ףke.NafH3671of your robeמְעִילְךָ֖me.'i.le.KhaH4598in my handH3027.ForH3588I cut itכְּנַ֨ף מְעִֽילְךָ֜ke.Naf me.'i.le.KhaH3671 H4598offבְּכָרְתִי֩be.kha.re.TiH3772H853,but I did notH3808kill youH2026.Knowדַּ֤עda'H3045and seeH7200thatH3588there is noאֵ֨ין'einH369evilרָעָ֤הra.'AhH7451or rebellionוָפֶ֙שַׁע֙va.Fe.sha'H6588in my handsH3027.I have notH3808sinnedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against you,even though youוְאַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH859are hunting me downצֹדֶ֥הtzo.DehH6658H853to takeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315.

12May the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֤טyish.PotH8199between you and meH996,and may the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068take vengeanceוּנְקָמַ֥נִיu.ne.ka.Ma.niH5358on youמִמֶּ֑ךָּmi.Me.kaH4480,but my handH3027will neverH3808beתִֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961against you.

13Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834the oldהַקַּדְמֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931proverbמְשַׁל֙me.ShalH4912saysיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559, ‘Wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562proceedsיֵ֣צֵאYe.tze'H3318from the wickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֖יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563.’But my handH3027will neverH3808beH1961against you.

14Againstאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310whomמִ֤יmiH4310has the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478come outאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH3318 H310?Whomמִ֖יmiH4310are youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859pursuingרֹדֵ֑ף אַֽחֲרֵי֙ro.Def 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310?A deadמֵ֔ת אַחֲרֵ֖יMet 'a.cha.ReiH4191 H310dogכֶּ֣לֶבKe.levH3611?Aאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259fleaפַּרְעֹ֥שׁpar.'OshH6550?

15May the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068beוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961our judgeלְדַיָּ֔ןle.dai.YanH1781and decideוְשָׁפַ֖טve.sha.FatH8199between you and meH996.May He take noticeוְיֵ֙רֶא֙ve.Ye.re'H7200and pleadוְיָרֵ֣בve.ya.RevH7378אֶת־'et-H853my caseרִיבִ֔יri.ViH7379and deliver meוְיִשְׁפְּטֵ֖נִיve.yish.pe.Te.niH8199from your handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃ פmi.ya.De.khaH3027.”

David’s Oath to Saul

16H1961When Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732had finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615sayingלְדַבֵּ֞רle.da.BerH1696H853theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697אֶל־'el-H413שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586called backוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thatזֶ֖הzehH2088your voiceהֲקֹלְךָ֥ha.ko.le.ChaH6963,Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121?”Then Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586weptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058aloudוַיִּשָּׂ֥א קֹל֖וֹvai.yi.Sa' ko.LoH5375 H6963

17and saidH559toH413DavidH1732, “Youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859are more righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662than Iמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480,forכִּ֤יkiH3588youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859have rewarded meגְּמַלְתַּ֣נִיge.mal.Ta.niH1580with goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896,though Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589have rewarded youגְּמַלְתִּ֥יךָge.mal.Ti.khaH1580with evilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.

18And youH859have declaredהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117אֵ֛ת'etH853howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have treatedעָשִׂ֥יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213meאִתִּ֖י'i.TiH854wellH2896אֵת֩'etH853,for whenאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068delivered meסִגְּרַ֧נִיsi.ge.Ra.niH5462into your handבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027,you did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808kill meהֲרַגְתָּֽנִי׃ha.rag.Ta.niH2026.

19Whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376H853findsיִמְצָ֥אyim.Tza'H4672his enemyאֹ֣יְב֔וֹ'o.ye.VoH341,does he let him goוְשִׁלְּח֖וֹve.shi.le.ChoH7971awayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870unharmedH2896?May the LORDH3068reward youיְשַׁלֶּמְךָ֣ye.sha.lem.KhaH7999with goodH2896forתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478whatH834you have doneH6213for methisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayH3117.

20Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045 H3588for sure thatהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009you will be kingH4427and that the kingdomמַמְלֶ֖כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478will be establishedוְקָ֙מָה֙ve.Ka.mahH6965in your handsבְּיָ֣דְךָ֔be.Ya.de.khaH3027.

21So nowH6258,swearהִשָּׁ֤בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650to meby the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068that you will notאִם־'im-H518cut offתַּכְרִ֥יתtakh.RitH3772אֶת־'et-H853my descendantsזַרְעִ֖י אַֽחֲרָ֑י וְאִם־zar.'I 'a.cha.Rai ve.'im-H2233 H310 H518or wipe outתַּשְׁמִ֥ידtash.MidH8045אֶת־'et-H853my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034from my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004.”

22So Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732gave his oathH7650to Saulלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586.Then Saulשָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־sha.'Ul 'el-H7586 H413returnedוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980homeH1004,but Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732and his menH376went upעָל֖וּ'a.LuH5927toעַל־'al-H5921the strongholdהַמְּצוּדָֽה׃ פha.me.tzu.DahH4686.

David’s Oath to Saul

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24