1 Samuel 24:8

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 would do this thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed, to reach out with my hand against him, since he is the Lord’s anointed.” 7And David rebuked his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. And Saul got up, left the cave, and went on his way. Afterward, however, David got up 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. 9And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Behold, David is seeking to harm you’? 10Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord had handed you over to me today in the cave, and someone said to kill you, but I spared you; and I said, ‘I will not reach out with my hand against my lord, because he is the Lord’s anointed.’

1 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

• Afterwardאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• Afterwardכֵּןkên · soH3651
• however, Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• gotקָמָיqûm · (Leb)-kamaiH6965
• and wentיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• 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

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 boy was gone, David got up from the south side, then he fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times. And they kissed each other and wept together, until David wept immeasurably.
• 1 Samuel 25:23When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from her donkey, and fell on her face in front of 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, so that your days may be prolonged on the land which the Lord your God gives you.
• Romans 13:7Pay to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; respect to whom respect; 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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 24:8

• Cave
• Citizens
• Loyalty
• Magnanimity
• Saul
• Self-Control

In the dictionaries

• David
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Reward
• Flea
• Master
• Samuel, Books of
• King
• Kiss

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