King James Version
1 Samuel 18:5-16
5And Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732went outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318whithersoever Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sentיִשְׁלָחֶ֤נּוּyish.la.Che.nuH7971him, andbehaved himself wiselyיַשְׂכִּ֔ילyas.KilH7919:and Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586setוַיְשִׂמֵ֣הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him over the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,and he was acceptedוַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.TavH3190in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and also in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Saul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃ פsha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.
6And it came to pass as they cameבְּבוֹאָ֗םbe.vo.'AmH935,when Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732was returnedבְּשׁ֤וּבbe.ShuvH7725from the slaughterמֵהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.KotH5221of the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,that the womenהַנָּשִׁ֜יםha.na.ShimH802came outוַתֵּצֶ֨אנָהva.te.Tze.nahH3318of all citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,singingלָשִׁ֣ירla.shorH7891and dancingוְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹתve.ha.me.cho.LotH4246,to meetH7125kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586,with tabretsבְּתֻפִּ֥יםbe.tu.PimH8596,with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057,and with instruments of musickוּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃u.ve.sha.li.ShimH7991.
7And the womenהַנָּשִׁ֥יםha.na.ShimH802answeredוַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָהva.ta.'a.Nei.nahH6030one anotheras they playedהַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹתham.sa.cha.KotH7832,and saidוַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָva.to.Mar.naH559,Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hath slainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221his thousandsבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'el.fovH505,and Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732his ten thousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.TavH7233.
8And Saulלְשָׁא֜וּלle.sha.'UlH7586was veryמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966wrothוַיִּ֨חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,and the sayingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displeasedבְּעֵינָיו֙be.'ei.NavH5869H3415him; and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,They have ascribedנָתְנ֤וּna.te.NuH5414unto Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732ten thousandsרְבָב֔וֹתre.va.VotH7233,and to me they have ascribedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414butthousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505: and whatcan he have more but the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410?
10And it came to pass on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,that the evilרָעָ֤ה׀ra.'AhH7451spiritרוּחַ֩ru.aChH7307from Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתִּצְלַ֣חva.titz.LachH6743upon Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,and he prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֣אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012in the midstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:and Davidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732playedמְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.GenH5059with his handבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,as at other timesH3117: and there wasa javelinוְהַחֲנִ֖יתve.ha.cha.NitH2595in Saul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027.
11And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586castוַיָּ֤טֶלvai.Ya.telH2904the javelinהַחֲנִ֔יתha.cha.NitH2595;for he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will smiteאַכֶּ֥ה'a.KehH5221Davidבְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732even to the wallוּבַקִּ֑ירu.va.KirH7023with it.And Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732avoided outוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437of his presenceמִפָּנָ֖יוmi.pa.NavH6440twiceפַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimH6471.
13Therefore Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586removedוַיְסִרֵ֤הוּvay.si.Re.huH5493him from him, and madeוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him his captainשַׂר־sar-H8269over a thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505;and he went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318and came inוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 18
- 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
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