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1 Samuel 23:1-3
1Then they toldוַיַּגִּ֥דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold, the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430fightנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898against Keilahבִּקְעִילָ֔הbik.'i.LahH7084,and they robשֹׁסִ֥יםsho.SimH8154the threshingfloorsהַגֳּרָנֽוֹת׃ha.go.ra.NotH1637.
2Therefore Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Shall I goH3212and smiteוְהִכֵּ֔יתִיve.hi.Kei.tiH5221these Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430?And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,GoH3212,and smiteוְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.taH5221the Philistinesבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםva.pe.lish.TimH6430,and saveוְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖ve.ho.sha'.TaH3467Keilahקְעִילָֽה׃ke.'i.LahH7084.
3And David’sדָוִד֙da.VidH1732menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559unto him, Behold, we be afraidיְרֵאִ֑יםye.re.'ImH3373here in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063:how much more then if we comeH3212to Keilahקְעִלָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084against the armiesמַֽעַרְכ֖וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430?
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 23
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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