1 Samuel 24:2 KJV

Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

Matthew Henry

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Parallel Passages

  • 1 Samuel 26:2 Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
  • Psalms 38:12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • 1 Samuel 26:2 Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
  • 1 Samuel 13:2 Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
  • Psalms 37:32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
  • Psalms 38:12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
  • Psalms 104:18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

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Topics

Kings of Israel & Judah

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

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Places

Bible Dictionary

  • SaulAsked for. (1.) A king of Edom (Gen 36:37, Gen 36:38); called Shaul in 1 Chr 1:48.
  • IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
  • 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...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Then Saul שָׁאוּל šāʾwwl שָׁאוּל Proper name
  • took וַיִּקַּח wayyiqqaḥ לָקַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • three שְׁלֹשֶׁת šĕlōšet שָׁלוֹשׁ Number · masculine singular construct
  • thousand אֲלָפִים ʾălāpîm אֶלֶף Number · masculine or feminine plural
  • chosen בָּחוּר bāḥûr בָּחַר Verb · qal passive participle, masculine singular
  • men אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular
  • out of all Israel מִכָּל mikkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
  • and went וַיֵּלֶךְ wayyēlek יָלַךְ Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • to seek לְבַקֵּשׁ lĕbaqqēš בָּקַשׁ Verb · piel infinitive construct · with preposition
  • David אֶת ʾet Object marker דָּוִד dāwid דָּוִד Proper name
  • and his men וַאֲנָשָׁיו waʾănāšāyw Noun · masculine plural construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh
  • upon עַל ʿal Preposition פְּנֵי pĕnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct
  • the rocks צוּרֵי ṣûrê צוּר Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of the wild goats הַיְּעֵלִים hayyĕʿēlîm יָעֵל Noun · masculine plural · with the

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