New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 24:8
8Now afterward David arose and went out of the cave and called after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, 1David bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself.
1 Samuel 24:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
- New International Version (NIV)Then David went out of the cave and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed down and prostrated himself with his face to the ground.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Afterward David also arose and went out of the cave, and called after Saul, "My lord the king!" And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth and paid homage.
- New King James Version (NKJV)David also arose afterward, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed down.
Context of 1 Samuel 24:8
6So he said to his men, “Far be it from me because of the Lord that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is the Lord’s anointed.” 7David persuaded his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. And Saul arose, left the cave, and went on his way. Now afterward David arose and went out of the cave and called after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself. 9David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men, saying, ‘Behold, David seeks to harm you’? 10Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord had given you today into my hand in the cave, and some said to kill you, but my eye had pity on you; and I said, ‘I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord’s anointed.’
Read all of 1 Samuel 241 Samuel 24:8 word by word
וַיָּ֨קָם דָּוִ֜ד אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן וַיֵּצֵא֙ מֵֽהַמְּעָרָ֔ה וַיִּקְרָ֧א אַֽחֲרֵי־שָׁא֛וּל לֵאמֹ֖ר אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיַּבֵּ֤ט שָׁאוּל֙ אַֽחֲרָ֔יו וַיִּקֹּ֨ד דָּוִ֥ד אַפַּ֛יִם אַ֖רְצָה וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סRead the interlinear
- Now afterwardאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- Now afterwardכֵּןkên · soH3651
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- aroseקָמָיqûm · (Leb)-kamaiH6965
- and wentיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- out of the caveמְעָרָהme‛ârâh · caveH4631
- and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
- Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- My lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
- the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- lookedנָבַטnâbaţ · to lookH5027
- bowedקָדַדqâdad · to bowH6915
- with his faceאַף'aph · faceH639
- to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
- and prostratedשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 24:8
- 1 Samuel 26:17Then Saul recognized David’s voice and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And David said, “It is my voice, my lord the king.”
- 1 Samuel 20:41When the lad was gone, David rose from the south side and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed three times. And they kissed each other and wept together, but David wept the more.
- 1 Samuel 25:23When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from her donkey, and fell on her face before David and bowed herself to the ground.
- Genesis 17:3Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,
- Exodus 20:12“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
- Romans 13:7Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
- 1 Peter 2:17Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24:8
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 David was falsely charged with seeking Saul's hurt; he shows Saul that God's providence had given him opportunity to do it. And it was upon a good principle that he refused to do it. He declares his fixed resolution never to be his own avenger. If men wrong us, God will right us, at farthest, in the judgment of the great day.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-158-15. David also arose ... and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul--The closeness of the precipitous cliffs, though divided by deep wadies, and the transparent purity of the air enable a person standing on one rock to hear distinctly the words uttered by a speaker standing on another (Jud 9:7). The expostulation of David, followed by the visible tokens he furnished of his cherishing no evil design against either the person or the government of the…Read the comment
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- 1. 1 Samuel 24:8 1 Sam 25:23, 24; 1 Kin 1:31 ↩
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24
- 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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