The Meaning of 1 Samuel 16:22 Explained

1 Samuel 16:22

KJV: And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

YLT: And Saul sendeth unto Jesse, saying, 'Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he hath found grace in mine eyes.'

Darby: And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he has found favour in my sight.

ASV: And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Samuel 16:22?

MEANING: What does 1 Samuel 16:22 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 16:22 mean?

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 16:22?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

What does 1 Samuel 16:22 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 16:14-23 - The Young Harper Before The Dejected King

In one sentence we are told of the Spirit of the Lord coming upon David, 1 Samuel 16:13, and in the next of the departure of the Spirit from Saul. This does not necessarily imply that all religious sensibility had become extinct, but that the special enduement which had fitted him for his kingly office had been withdrawn. An evil spirit "from the Lord" troubled him; that is, God permitted this spirit to enter. The garrison of peace and love had, been willfully dismissed by Saul, and by the inevitable operation of the divine law, as He had banished the light, he was necessarily left in darkness. God gave him up to a reprobate mind, Romans 1:24; Romans 1:26; Romans 1:28.

The king's depression demanded an antidote, which was provided by music. Philip V of Spain was helped in the same fashion. The minstrel was none other than the young shepherd so recently anointed. A directing Providence superintends every incident in life. That a servant of Saul's had seen David in some country contest was only a link in the chain, 1 Samuel 16:18. God has a plan for each life. "All things work together for good to them that love God," Romans 8:28. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 16

¹ Samuel sent by God, under pretense of a sacrifice, comes to Bethlehem
⁶ His human judgment is reproved
¹¹ He anoints David
¹⁵ Saul sends for David to quiet his evil spirit

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 16:22 mean?

And sent Saul to Jesse saying let stand please David before me for he has found favor in my sight

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח שָׁא֔וּל אֶל־ יִשַׁ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר יַעֲמָד־ נָ֤א דָוִד֙ לְפָנַ֔י כִּֽי־ מָ֥צָא חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינָֽי

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	And sent
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
שָׁא֔וּל	Saul
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
יִשַׁ֖י	Jesse
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישַׁי Sense: son of Boaz and the father of king David.
לֵאמֹ֑ר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יַעֲמָד־	let stand
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָמַד Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
נָ֤א	please
Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
דָוִד֙	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
לְפָנַ֔י	before me
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
מָ֥צָא	he has found
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to.
חֵ֖ן	favor
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֵן Sense: favour, grace, charm.
בְּעֵינָֽי	in my sight
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc, first person common singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.

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