1 Samuel 26:7

1 Samuel 26:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
• New International Version (NIV)So David and Abishai went to the army by night, and there was Saul, lying asleep inside the camp with his spear stuck in the ground near his head. Abner and the soldiers were lying around him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So David and Abishai went to the army by night. And there lay Saul sleeping within the encampment, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head, and Abner and the army lay around him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and there Saul lay sleeping within the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. And Abner and the people lay all around him.

Context of 1 Samuel 26:7

5And David arose and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host; and Saul lay within the wagon-defence, and the people were encamped round about him. 6And David spake and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee. And David and Abishai came to the people by night, and behold, Saul lay sleeping within the wagon-defence, and his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him. 8And Abishai said to David, God has delivered thine enemy into thy hand this day; and now let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear, even to the ground once, and I will not do it the second time. 9And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can stretch forth his hand against Jehovah's anointed, and be guiltless?

1 Samuel 26:7 word by word

וַיָּבֹא֩ דָוִ֨ד וַאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀ אֶל־הָעָם֮ לַיְלָה֒ וְהִנֵּ֣ה שָׁא֗וּל שֹׁכֵ֤ב יָשֵׁן֙ בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל וַחֲנִית֥וֹ מְעוּכָֽה־בָאָ֖רֶץ מְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֑יו וְאַבְנֵ֣ר וְהָעָ֔ם שֹׁכְבִ֖ים סְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ סRead the interlinear

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי'ăbîyshay 'abshay · AbishaiH52
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• peopleעַם‛am · people: soldiersH5971
• nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• layשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• sleepingיָשֵׁןyâshên · sleepingH3463
• spearחֲנִיתchănîyth · spearH2595
• groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• headמְרַאֲשָׁוֹתmera'ăshâh · headH4763
• Abnerאֲבִינֵר'abnêr 'ăbîynêr · AbnerH74
• roundסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 26:7

• 1 Thessalonians 5:2for ye know perfectly well yourselves, that the day of [the] Lord so comes as a thief by night.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 26:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25This was the last time Saul and David were together. The Ziphites informed Saul again about David's hiding place (see 1 Samuel 23:19–20). David spared Saul's life again, just like he did in the cave at En-gedi (see 1 Samuel 24).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 26:7

• Abishai
• Citizens
• Courage
• Loyalty
• Pillow
• Self-Control

In the dictionaries

• Abner
• David
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Abishai
• Bolster
• Armor; Arms
• Samuel, Books of
• Abishai, or Abishai
• Carriage

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 26

• 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