1 Samuel 26:1

The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?”

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WEBBE

The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?”

BSB

Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?”

KJV

And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?

ASV

And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?

BBE

And the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, and said, Is not David waiting secretly near us in the hill of Hachilah, before the waste land?

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וַיָּבֹאוּ vai·ya·vo·'u and they went H935 הַזִּפִים ha·zi·fim the Ziphites H2130 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 שָׁאוּל sha·'ul Saul H7586 הַגִּבְעָתָה ha·giv·'a·tah (the) Gibeah towards H1390 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 הֲלוֹא ha·lo' ¿ not H3808 דָוִד da·vid [is] David H1732 מִסְתַּתֵּר mis·ta·ter hiding himself H5641 בְּגִבְעַת be·giv·'at on [the] hill of H1389 הַחֲכִילָה ha·cha·khi·lah (the) Hakilah H2444 עַל 'al on H5921 פְּנֵי pe·nei [the] face of H6440 הַיְשִׁימֹן hay·shi·mon (the) Jeshimon H3452

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–12

How soon do unholy hearts lose the good impressions convictions have made upon them! How helpless were Saul and all his men! All as though disarmed and chained, yet nothing is done to them; they are only asleep. How easily can God weaken the strongest, befool the wisest, and baffle the most watchful! David still resolved to wait till God thought fit to avenge him on Saul. He will by no means force his way to the promised crown by any wrong methods. The temptation was very strong; but if he yielded, he would sin against God, therefore he resisted the temptation, and trusted God with the event.

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Cross-references

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People & places

DavidSaul HachilahJeshimonGibeah

Topics

Self-ControlJeshimon

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.