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1 Samuel 23

1 Sam. 23:26 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Saul
Sha'uwl (Hebrew #7586)
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
KJV usage: Saul, Shaul.
Pronounce: shaw-ool'
Origin: passive participle of 7592
went
yalak (Hebrew #3212)
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
KJV usage: X again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, + follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, + pursue, cause to run, spread, take away ((-journey)), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, X be weak.
Pronounce: yaw-lak'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1980)
on this side
tsad (Hebrew #6654)
a side; figuratively, an adversary
KJV usage: (be-)side.
Pronounce: tsad
Origin: contr. from an unused root meaning to sidle off
of the mountain
har (Hebrew #2022)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
KJV usage: hill (country), mount(-ain), X promotion.
Pronounce: har
Origin: a shortened form of 2042
, and David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
and his men
'enowsh (Hebrew #582)
properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
KJV usage: another, X (blood-)thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, X in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ( X of them), + stranger, those, + their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word . Compare 376.
Pronounce: en-oshe'
Origin: from 605
on that side
tsad (Hebrew #6654)
a side; figuratively, an adversary
KJV usage: (be-)side.
Pronounce: tsad
Origin: contr. from an unused root meaning to sidle off
of the mountain
har (Hebrew #2022)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
KJV usage: hill (country), mount(-ain), X promotion.
Pronounce: har
Origin: a shortened form of 2042
: and David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
made haste
chaphaz (Hebrew #2648)
properly, to start up suddenly, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, to fear
KJV usage: (make) haste (away), tremble.
Pronounce: khaw-faz'
Origin: a primitive root
d to get away
yalak (Hebrew #3212)
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
KJV usage: X again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, + follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, + pursue, cause to run, spread, take away ((-journey)), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, X be weak.
Pronounce: yaw-lak'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1980)
for fear
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
of Saul
Sha'uwl (Hebrew #7586)
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
KJV usage: Saul, Shaul.
Pronounce: shaw-ool'
Origin: passive participle of 7592
; for Saul
Sha'uwl (Hebrew #7586)
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
KJV usage: Saul, Shaul.
Pronounce: shaw-ool'
Origin: passive participle of 7592
and his men
'enowsh (Hebrew #582)
properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
KJV usage: another, X (blood-)thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, X in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ( X of them), + stranger, those, + their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word . Compare 376.
Pronounce: en-oshe'
Origin: from 605
compassed
`atar (Hebrew #5849)
to encircle (for attack or protection); especially to crown (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: compass, crown.
Pronounce: aw-tar'
Origin: a primitive root
e David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
and his men
'enowsh (Hebrew #582)
properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
KJV usage: another, X (blood-)thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, X in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ( X of them), + stranger, those, + their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word . Compare 376.
Pronounce: en-oshe'
Origin: from 605
round about
`atar (Hebrew #5849)
to encircle (for attack or protection); especially to crown (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: compass, crown.
Pronounce: aw-tar'
Origin: a primitive root
to take
taphas (Hebrew #8610)
to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
KJV usage: catch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, X surely, surprise, take.
Pronounce: taw-fas'
Origin: a primitive root
them.
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Psa. 31:22• 22As for me, I said in my baste, I have been cut off from before thine eyes;{HR}Surely thou hast heard the voice of my supplication when I cried for help unto thee. (Psa. 31:22)
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Psa. 17:9,11• 9From the face of the wicked who have oppressed me:{HR}Mine enemies in soul will surround me.
 11[In] our steps they have now surrounded us;{HR}Their eyes they set to stretch out over the earth. (Psa. 17:9,11)
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Psa. 140:1‑9• 1To the chief musician: a psalm of David.{HR}Deliver me, Jehovah, from the evil man;{HR}From the violent man thou wilt preserve me,
 2Who devise evils in heart;{HR}All day they gather [for] wars.
 3They whet their tongue like a serpent:{HR}Adder's poison [is] under their lips, Selah.
 4Keep me, Jehovah, from the wicked one's hands;{HR}From the violent man thou wilt preserve me,{HR}Who devised to overthrow my steps.
 5Proud ones hid a snare for me, and cords;{HR}They spread a net by the way-side (hand);{HR}Traps they set for me, Selah.
 6I said to Jehovah, my God (art) thou:{HR}Give ear, Jehovah, to the voice of my supplication.
 7Jehovah Lord , strength of my salvation,{HR}Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle (armour).
 8Grant not, Jehovah, the wicked one's desires;{HR}His device further not: they exalt themselves, Selah.
 9[As for] the head of my surroundings,{HR}Let the mischief of their lips cover them. (Psa. 140:1‑9)

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Cross References

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David made haste.
1 Sam. 19:12• 12So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped. (1 Sam. 19:12)
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1 Sam. 20:38• 38And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. (1 Sam. 20:38)
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2 Sam. 15:14• 14{i}And David said to all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Rise up and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom. Be quick to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.{/i} (2 Sam. 15:14)
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2 Sam. 17:21‑22• 21{i}And it came to pass after they had departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said to David, Arise and pass quickly over the water; for thus has Ahithophel counselled against you.{/i}
 22{i}Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over the Jordan; by the morning light there was not one of them missing that had not gone over the Jordan.{/i} (2 Sam. 17:21‑22)
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Psa. 31:22• 22As for me, I said in my baste, I have been cut off from before thine eyes;{HR}Surely thou hast heard the voice of my supplication when I cried for help unto thee. (Psa. 31:22)
away.
2 Chron. 20:12• 12{i}Our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might in presence of this great company which cometh against us, neither know we what to do; but our eyes are upon thee.{/i} (2 Chron. 20:12)
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Psa. 17:9,11• 9From the face of the wicked who have oppressed me:{HR}Mine enemies in soul will surround me.
 11[In] our steps they have now surrounded us;{HR}Their eyes they set to stretch out over the earth. (Psa. 17:9,11)
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Psa. 22:12,16• 12Many bulls have surrounded me;{HR}Strong ones of Bashan have encompassed me.
 16For dogs have surrounded me,{HR}The congregation of evil-doers have encompassed me,{HR}Piercing my hands and my feet. (Psa. 22:12,16)
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Psa. 118:11‑13• 11They compass me, yea they compass me;{HR}In Jehovah's name surely I will cut them off.
 12They compass me like bees;{HR}They are quenched as a fire of thorns;{HR}In Jehovah's name surely I will cut them off.
 13Thou didst thrust sore (thrusting) at me that I might fall;{HR}But Jehovah helped me. (Psa. 118:11‑13)
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Psa. 140:1‑9• 1To the chief musician: a psalm of David.{HR}Deliver me, Jehovah, from the evil man;{HR}From the violent man thou wilt preserve me,
 2Who devise evils in heart;{HR}All day they gather [for] wars.
 3They whet their tongue like a serpent:{HR}Adder's poison [is] under their lips, Selah.
 4Keep me, Jehovah, from the wicked one's hands;{HR}From the violent man thou wilt preserve me,{HR}Who devised to overthrow my steps.
 5Proud ones hid a snare for me, and cords;{HR}They spread a net by the way-side (hand);{HR}Traps they set for me, Selah.
 6I said to Jehovah, my God (art) thou:{HR}Give ear, Jehovah, to the voice of my supplication.
 7Jehovah Lord , strength of my salvation,{HR}Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle (armour).
 8Grant not, Jehovah, the wicked one's desires;{HR}His device further not: they exalt themselves, Selah.
 9[As for] the head of my surroundings,{HR}Let the mischief of their lips cover them. (Psa. 140:1‑9)
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2 Cor. 1:8• 8For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, as to our tribulation that came to pass d in Asia, that we were excessively pressed beyond power, so as for us to despair even of our living. (2 Cor. 1:8)
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Rev. 20:9• 9And they went up upon the breadth of the earth, and encompassed the encampment of the saints and the beloved city: and there came down fire out of the heaven [from God] and devoured them. (Rev. 20:9)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away from Saul; and Saul and his men sought to surround David and his men to take them.

W. Kelly Translation

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And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.