Verse 21

1 Samuel 23:21

King James Version

21 And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל בְּרוּכִ֥ים אַתֶּ֖ם לַֽ/יהוָ֑ה כִּ֥י חֲמַלְתֶּ֖ם עָלָֽ/י

English Translation

And Saul said, "Blessed are you to the Lord, for you have had compassion on me."

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Chapter 23 Context

1 Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshi... Focus ↗

2 Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD s... Focus ↗

3 And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to... Focus ↗

4 Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Kei... Focus ↗

5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle,... Focus ↗

6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down w... Focus ↗

7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God (Elohim) hath delivered him i... Focus ↗

8 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. Focus ↗

9 And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest... Focus ↗

10 Then said David, O LORD God (Elohim) of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh t... Focus ↗

11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard?... Focus ↗

12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD sa... Focus ↗

13 Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whi... Focus ↗

14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Z... Focus ↗

15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a... Focus ↗

16 And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God (El... Focus ↗

17 And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt b... Focus ↗

18 And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his... Focus ↗

19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong h... Focus ↗

20 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part... Focus ↗

21 And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.

22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him th... Focus ↗

23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye aga... Focus ↗

24 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon,... Focus ↗

25 Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and... Focus ↗

26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and... Focus ↗

27 But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded... Focus ↗

28 Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they... Focus ↗

29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi. Focus ↗

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