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

The Philistines assembled all their troops at Aphek, while Israel camped at the spring that is in Jezreel. 2When the leaders of the Philistines were passing in review at the head of their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men were passing in review in the rear with Achish. 3The leaders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish said to the leaders of the Philistines, “Isn’t this David, the servant of King Saul of Israel, who has been with me for quite some time? I have found no fault with him from the day of his defection until the present time!”

1 Samuel 29:1 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• gathered togetherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• all their armiesמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• to Aphekאֲפֵק'ăphêq 'ăphîyq · AphekH663
• and the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• pitchedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• by a fountainעַ֫יִן‛ayin · springH5869
• in Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizre‛ê'l · JezreelH3157

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 29:1

• 1 Samuel 28:1In those days the Philistines gathered their troops for war in order to fight Israel. Achish said to David, “You should fully understand that you and your men must go with me into the battle.”
• 1 Samuel 4:1Samuel revealed the word of the Lord to all Israel. Then the Israelites went out to fight the Philistines. They camped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines camped at Aphek.
• Joshua 19:30Umah, Aphek, and Rehob. In all they had twenty-two cities and their towns.
• 1 Kings 20:30The remaining 27,000 ran to Aphek and went into the city, but the wall fell on them. Now Ben Hadad ran into the city and hid in an inner room.
• 1 Samuel 28:4The Philistines assembled; they came and camped at Shunem. Saul mustered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
• Joshua 19:18Their assigned land included Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
• Judges 6:33All the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east assembled. They crossed the Jordan River and camped in the Jezreel Valley.
• 1 Kings 18:45Meanwhile the sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind blew, and there was a heavy rainstorm. Ahab rode toward Jezreel.
• 1 Kings 21:1After this the following episode took place. Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel adjacent to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria.
• 2 Kings 9:36When they went back and told him, he said, “The Lord’s word through his servant, Elijah the Tishbite, has come to pass. He warned, ‘In the plot of land at Jezreel, dogs will devour Jezebel’s flesh.
• Hosea 1:4Then the Lord said to Hosea, “Name him ‘Jezreel,’ because in a little while I will punish the dynasty of Jehu on account of the bloodshed in the valley of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom 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