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1 Samuel 19

1 Samuel 19:18

Saul Tries to Kill David · 1 Samuel 19:1–24
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Translations

Modern
So David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.
Traditional
So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
Literal
And David fled and escaped and went to Samuel at Ramah, and he told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth.
Latin
David autem fugiens salvatus est, et venit ad Samuel in Ramatha, et nuntiavit ei omnia quæ fecerat sibi Saul: et abierunt ipse et Samuel, et morati sunt in Najoth.

Original

Hebrew
English
So David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.

Notes

1 Samuel 19:18

  • Ramah: This was Samuel’s hometown (1 Samuel 1:1).

  • Naioth was a small village near another Ramah in the region of Benjamin.

Events

Parallels

Psalm 59:1–17

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Samuel: Prophet and last judge of Israel before the kings Saul: First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel

Places

Mizpah: A city in Benjamin; a place of gathering and judgment Naioth: A place near Ramah where David fled from Saul

Glossary

Covenant David Naioth Ramah Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

David: King of Israel: Saul Attempts to Kill Him Jealousy: Saul, of David Naioth: A Place in Ramah Ramah: Also Called Ramathaim-Zophim: David Flees To Samuel: Shelters David While Escaping from Saul Synagogues: Probably Originated in the Schools of the Prophets