1 Samuel 26:5

Then David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his army. Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped around him.

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WEBBE

Then David arose and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his army. Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped around him.

BSB

Then David set out and went to the place where Saul had camped. He saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the general of his army, had lain down. Saul was lying inside the inner circle of the camp, with the troops camped around him.

KJV

And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.

ASV

And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped round about him.

BBE

And David got up and came to the place where Saul's tents were: and David had a view of the place where Saul was sleeping with Abner, the son of Ner, the captain of his army: and Saul was sleeping inside the ring of carts, and the tents of the people were all round him.

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וַיָּקָם vai·ya·kom and he arose H6965 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 וַיָּבֹא vai·ya·vo' and he went H935 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 הַמָּקוֹם ha·ma·kom the place H4725 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher where H834 חָנָה־ cha·nah- he had encamped H2583 שָׁם sham there H8033 שָׁאוּל sha·'ul Saul H7586 וַיַּרְא vai·yar' and he saw H7200 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַמָּקוֹם ha·ma·kom the place H4725 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher where H834 שָׁכַב־ sha·khav- he lay H7901 שָׁם sham there H8033 שָׁאוּל sha·'ul Saul H7586 וְאַבְנֵר ve·'av·ner and Abner H74 בֶּן־ ben- [the] son of H1121 נֵר ner Ner H5369 שַׂר־ sar- [the] commander of H8269 צְבָאוֹ tze·va·'o army his H6635 וְשָׁאוּל ve·sha·'ul and Saul H7586 שֹׁכֵב sho·khev [was] lying H7901 בַּמַּעְגָּל ba·ma'·gal in the camp H4570 וְהָעָם ve·ha·'am and the people H5971 חֹנִים cho·nim [was] encamped H2583 סְבִיבֹתָיו se·vi·vo·tov around him H5439

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