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

16The messengers came, and there in the bed were the idols with the goat-hair blanket at its head. 17Saul asked Michal, “Why did you betray me by sending my enemy away so that he could escape?” Michal answered, “He told me, ‘Let me go! Why should I kill you?’ ” David escaped and went to Samuel at Ramah. He told Samuel everything Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to the pastures and lived there. 19When it was reported to Saul that David was in the pastures at Ramah, 20Saul sent messengers to get David. But when they saw a group of prophets prophesying with Samuel serving as their leader, God’s Spirit came over Saul’s messengers so that 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 home to Ramah. There, too, he judged Israel. And in Ramah he built an altar to the Lord.
• 1 Samuel 15:34Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went to his home at Gibeah.
• 1 Samuel 28:3Meanwhile, Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in his hometown Ramah. (Saul had rid the land of mediums and psychics.)
• Psalms 116:11I also said when I was panic-stricken, “Everyone is undependable.”
• James 5:16So admit your sins to each other, and pray for each other so that you will be healed. Prayers offered by those who have God’s approval are effective.

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