1 Samuel 22:6 KJV

When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)

Old Words

What these words meant when the King James Bible was translated.

Matthew Henry

  • Saul destroys the priests of NobSee the nature of jealous malice and its pitiful arts. Saul looks upon all about him as his enemies, because they do not just say as he says. In Ahimelech's...

Thompson Chains

  • SaulLink 17 of 24 · next 1 Samuel 23:8
  • GibeahSee the chain from Judges 19:12 · 5 links
  • RamahSee the chain from Joshua 18:25 · 5 links
  • SpearsLink 3 of 7 · next 2 Samuel 21:19

Cross References

  • Genesis 21:33 And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
  • Judges 4:5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
  • 1 Samuel 18:10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.
  • 1 Samuel 19:9 And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.
  • 1 Samuel 20:33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.

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Topics

  • Abiathar Escapes to David from the vengeance of Saul, who slew the priests in the City of Nob
  • David Recruits an army of insurgents, goes to Moab, returns to Hareth
  • Gibeah The city of Saul
  • Government By Saul
  • Malice Saul toward David

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • SaulKing of Israel · 1095–1055 BC
  • DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • SaulAsked for. (1.) A king of Edom (Gen 36:37, Gen 36:38); called Shaul in 1 Chr 1:48.
  • DavidBeloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s...
  • GibeahA hill or hill-town, “of Benjamin” (1 Sam 13:15), better known as “Gibeah of Saul” (1 Sam 11:4; Isa 10:29). It was here that the terrible...

Strong’s Numbers

  • When Saul שָׁאוּל Shâʼûwl
  • heard שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
  • that David דָּוִד Dâvid
  • was discovered יָדַע yâdaʻ
  • and the men אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh
  • that were with him, (now Saul שָׁאוּל Shâʼûwl
  • abode יָשַׁב yâshab
  • in Gibeah גִּבְעָה Gibʻâh
  • under a tree אֵשֶׁל ʼêshel
  • in Ramah רָמָה Râmâh
  • having his spear חֲנִית chănîyth
  • in his hand יָד yâd
  • and all his servants עֶבֶד ʻebed
  • standing נָצַב nâtsab

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