The Meaning of 1 Samuel 19:8 Explained

1 Samuel 19:8

KJV: And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.

YLT: And there addeth to be war, and David goeth out and fighteth against the Philistines, and smiteth among them -- a great smiting, and they flee from his face.

Darby: And there was war again; and David went forth and fought with the Philistines, and smote them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

ASV: And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 19:8?

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And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.

What does 1 Samuel 19:8 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 19:1-12 - Noble Intercession Implacable Hate

Not content with exchanging his dress and weapons with his friend, Jonathan pleaded David's cause at court. He had the royal ear and spoke as David's daysman. As he touched upon his brother-in-law's devotion, modesty and courage, the father's heart relented. We must not, however, take Jonathan's interposition as illustrating our Lord's, because Jesus stands for us in the presence of One whose love requires no argument. But learn to abide in "the secret place of the Most High," and hide thyself, until thou hast learned what thou should do, 1 Samuel 19:2.

While Saul's troops were watching the house on the outside, the psalmist was appealing to God as his strength, and hiding in Him as his strong tower. See Psalms 59:9; Psalms 59:17. Wait on God during the hours when your enemy is waiting for you. We must not only pray for God's help, but expect and look out for it. All true waiting must be combined with singing. Sing, persecuted soul, in sure confidence that the glorious deliverance awaiting you is near at hand! Notice that Holy Scripture never conceals and never palliates wrong-doing. It does not excuse "lies of necessity." See Leviticus 19:11; Colossians 3:9. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 19

¹ Elkanah, a Levite, having two wives, worships yearly at Shiloh
⁴ He cherishes Hannah, though barren, and provoked by Peninnah
⁹ Hannah in grief prays for a child
¹² Eli first rebuking her, afterwards blesses her
¹⁹ Hannah, having born Samuel, stays at home till he is weaned
²⁴ She presents him, according to her vow, to the Lord

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 19:8 mean?

And there was again war there was and went out David and fought with the Philistines and struck them with a blow mighty and they fled from him

וַתּ֥וֹסֶף הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה לִֽהְי֑וֹת וַיֵּצֵ֨א דָוִ֜ד וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיַּ֤ךְ בָּהֶם֙ מַכָּ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔ה וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ מִפָּנָֽיו

וַתּ֥וֹסֶף	And there was again
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: יָסַף Sense: to add, increase, do again.
הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה	war
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מִלְחָמָה Sense: battle, war.
לִֽהְי֑וֹת	there was
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
וַיֵּצֵ֨א	and went out
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
דָוִ֜ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם	and fought
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: לָחַם Sense: to fight, do battle, make war.
בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים	with the Philistines
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: פְּלִשְׁתִּי Sense: an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan.
וַיַּ֤ךְ	and struck
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
מַכָּ֣ה	with a blow
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: מַכָּה Sense: blow, wound, slaughter.
גְדוֹלָ֔ה	mighty
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great.
וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ	and they fled
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נוּס Sense: to flee, escape.
מִפָּנָֽיו	from him
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.

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