1 Samuel 23:23

Translations

Modern

Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”

Traditional

See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.

Literal

And see and know of all of the hiding places where he hides, and come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. And it shall be, if he is in the land, that I will search for him throughout all the thousands of Judah.”

Latin

Considerate, et videte omnia latibula ejus in quibus absconditur: et revertimini ad me ad rem certam, ut vadam vobiscum. Quod si etiam in terram se abstruserit, perscrutabor eum in cunctis millibus Juda.

Original

Hebrew

English

Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”

Notes

1 Samuel 23:1–29

Because Saul received reports from informants, he was able to continue pursuing David (1 Samuel 23:7,13). David also had informants, which helped him stay ahead of Saul (1 Samuel 23:1, 9, 15, 25). David’s greatest advantage was that he could seek guidance and help from God, which Saul did not have (1 Samuel 23:2, 4, 12).

Theme notes and profiles

David Saul

Events

Reign of Saul

Related verses

1 Kings 18:10
As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you.
Romans 3:15–16
“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
John 18:2–3
Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples.
Mark 14:1
Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
Proverbs 1:16
For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
Mark 14:10–11
Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.
Numbers 10:36
And when it came to rest, he would say: “Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel.”
2 Samuel 17:11–13
Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.

Parallels

Psalm 54:1–7

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Glossary

David Jeshimon John the Baptist Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

David: King of Israel: Goes to the Wilderness of Ziph, is Betrayed to Saul Malice: Saul Toward David

1 Samuel 23:23

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