1 Samuel 29:1

1 Samuel 29:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
• New International Version (NIV)The Philistines gathered all their forces at Aphek, and Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the Philistines had gathered all their forces at Aphek. And the Israelites were encamped by the spring that is in Jezreel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Philistines gathered together all their armies at Aphek, and the Israelites encamped by a fountain which is in Jezreel.

Context of 1 Samuel 29:1

Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek, while the Israelites were camping by the spring which is in Jezreel. 2And the governors of the Philistines were proceeding on, leading hundreds and thousands, and David and his men were proceeding in the back with Achish. 3Then the commanders of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” And Achish said to the commanders of the Philistines, “Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or rather these years, and I have found nothing at all suspicious in him since the day he deserted to me to this day?”

1 Samuel 29:1 word by word

וַיִּקְבְּצ֧וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֛ים אֶת־כָּל־מַחֲנֵיהֶ֖ם אֲפֵ֑קָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל חֹנִ֔ים בַּעַ֖יִן אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃Read the interlinear

• the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• gatheredקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• together allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• their armiesמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• Aphekאֲפֵק'ăphêq 'ăphîyq · AphekH663
• while the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• were campingחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizre‛ê'l · JezreelH3157

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 29:1

• 1 Samuel 28:1Now it came about in those days that the Philistines gathered their armed camps for war, to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, “Know for certain that you will go out with me in the camp, you and your men.”
• 1 Samuel 4:1So the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle, and they camped beside Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped in Aphek.
• Joshua 19:30Included also were Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob; twenty-two cities with their villages.
• 1 Kings 20:30But the rest fled to Aphek into the city, and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who were left. And Ben-hadad fled and came into the city, going from one inner room to another.
• 1 Samuel 28:4So the Philistines assembled and came and camped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they camped in Gilboa.
• Joshua 19:18Their territory was to Jezreel and included Chesulloth, Shunem,
• Judges 6:33Then all the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the people of the east assembled together; and they crossed over and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.
• 1 Kings 18:45Meanwhile the sky became dark with clouds and wind came up, and there was a heavy shower. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel.
• 1 Kings 21:1Now it came about after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel beside the palace of Ahab, the king of Samaria.
• 2 Kings 9:36Therefore they returned and informed him. And he said, “This is the word of the Lord, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘On the property of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel;
• Hosea 1:4And the Lord said to him, “Name him Jezreel; for in just a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 29:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1To Aphek - This was a place in the valley of Jezreel, between Mounts Tabor and Gilboa. Pitched by a fountain - To be near a fountain, or copious spring of water, was a point of great importance to an army in countries such as these, where water was so very scarce. It is supposed, as William of Tyre says, that it was at this same fountain that Saladin pitched his camp, while Baldwin, king of Jerusalem, pitched his by another fountain between Nazareth and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1A fountain - Probably, the fine spring Ain-Jalud. It is impossible to say what the special circumstances were which led to the struggle between Israel and the Philistines taking place so far north as the plain of Jezreel. Possibly it was connected with some movements of the Aramaic tribes to the north of Palestine. See 2 Samuel 8.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David objected to by the Philistines. (1-5) He is dismissed by Achish. (6-11) Verses 1-5 David waited with a secret hope that the Lord would help him out of his difficulty. But he seems to have been influenced too much by the fear of man, in consenting to attend Achish. It is hard to come near to the brink of sin, and not to fall in. God inclined the princes of the Philistines to oppose David's being employed in the battle. Thus their dislike befriended…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Aphek was the site of an earlier confrontation between Israel and the Philistines (1 Samuel 4:1). Jezreel was about 64.4 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of Aphek.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-51Sa 29:1-5. David Marching with the Philistines to Fight with Israel. 1. Aphek--(Jos 12:8), in the tribe of Issachar, and in the plain of Esdraelon. A person who compares the Bible account of Saul's last battle with the Philistines, with the region around Gilboa, has the same sort of evidence that the account relates what is true, that a person would have that such a battle as Waterloo really took place. Gilboa, Jezreel, Shunem, En-dor, are all found…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 29:1

• Aphek
• Integrity
• Jezreel
• Saul

In the dictionaries

• Jezreel
• Philistines
• Jezreel, Jezreelite
• Aphik
• Camp
• David
• Encamp
• Jezreel, Fountain of
• Aphek
• Gilboa, Mount

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 29

• 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