1 Samuel 23:6

David Eludes Saul Again

23:6 Now when Abiathar son of Ahimelech had fled to David at Keilah, he had brought with him an ephod. ¹ 

1 Samuel 17:40

17:40 He took his staff in his hand, picked out five smooth stones from the stream, placed them in the pouch ²  of his shepherd’s bag, took his sling in hand, and approached the Philistine.

1 Samuel 2:13

2:13 Now the priests would always treat the people in the following way: ³  Whenever anyone was making a sacrifice, while the meat was boiling, the priest’s attendant would come with a three-pronged fork ⁴  in his hand.

1 Samuel 17:57

17:57 So when David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. He still had the head of the Philistine in his hand.

1 Samuel 19:9

19:9 Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon ⁵  Saul. He was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing the lyre. ⁶ 

1 Samuel 23:11

23:11 Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down as your servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, please inform your servant!”

Then the Lord said, “He will come down.”

1 Samuel 23:14

23:14 David stayed in the strongholds that were in the desert and in the hill country of the desert of Ziph. Saul looked for him all the time, ⁷  but God did not deliver David ⁸  into his hand.

1 Samuel 14:27

14:27 But Jonathan had not heard about the oath his father had made the army take. He extended the end of his staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb. When he ate it, ⁹  his eyes gleamed. ¹⁰ 

1 Samuel 14:34

14:34 Then Saul said, “Scatter out among the army and say to them, ‘Each of you bring to me your ox and sheep and slaughter them in this spot and eat. But don’t sin against the Lord by eating the blood.” So that night each one brought his ox and slaughtered it there. ¹¹ 

1 Samuel 16:16

16:16 Let our lord instruct his servants who are here before you to look for a man who knows how to play the lyre. Then whenever the evil spirit from God comes upon you, he can play the lyre ¹²  and you will feel better.” ¹³ 

1 Samuel 16:23

16:23 So whenever the spirit from God would come upon Saul, David would take his lyre and play it. This would bring relief to Saul and make him feel better. Then the evil spirit would leave him alone. ¹⁴ 

1 Samuel 18:10

18:10 The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul and he prophesied within his house. Now David was playing the lyre ¹⁵  that day. There was a spear in Saul’s hand,

1 Samuel 22:6

Saul Executes the Priests

22:6 But Saul found out the whereabouts of David and the men who were with him. ¹⁶  Now Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree at an elevated location with his spear in hand and all his servants stationed around him.

¹ tn Heb “an ephod went down in his hand.”

² tn This Hebrew word occurs only here and its exact meaning is not entirely clear. It refers to a receptacle of some sort and apparently was a common part of a shepherd’s equipment. Here it serves as a depository for the stones that David will use in his sling.

³ tn Heb “the habit of the priests with the people [was this].”

⁴ sn The Hebrew word occurs only twice in the OT, here and again in v. 14. Its exact meaning is not entirely clear, although from the context it appears to be a sacrificial tool used for retrieving things from boiling water.

⁴ tn Heb “[was] to.”

⁵ tn The Hebrew text adds here “with his hand.”

⁵ tn Heb “all the days.”

⁶ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Heb “and he returned his hand to his mouth.”

⁷ tc The translation follows the Qere and several medieval Hebrew mss in reading “gleamed,” rather than the Kethib, “saw.”

⁷ tn Heb “and all the army brought near, each his ox by his hand, and they slaughtered there.”

⁸ tn Heb “and he will play with his hand.”

⁹ tn Heb “and it will be better for you.”

⁹ tn Heb “would turn aside from upon him.”

¹⁰ tn The Hebrew text adds here “with his hand.”

¹¹ tn Heb “and Saul heard that David and the men who were with him were known.”