The Meaning of 1 Samuel 26:2 Explained

1 Samuel 26:2

KJV: Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

YLT: And Saul riseth, and goeth down unto the wilderness of Ziph, and with him three thousand men, chosen ones of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

Darby: And Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

ASV: Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Samuel 26:2?

MEANING: What does 1 Samuel 26:2 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 26:2 mean?

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 26:2?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

What does 1 Samuel 26:2 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 26:1-12 - Sparing His Enemy's Life

The Ziphites' treachery served as a foil to the intrinsic nobility of David's character. God made the wrath of man to praise Him, and restrained the remainder, Psalms 76:10, so that His servant escaped as a bird out of the fowler's snare. Read here, Psalms 54:1-7.

It was a bold act for David and Abishai to thread their way between watch-fires and sentries, and talk in whispers over the prostrate body of the sleeping monarch. As David says in one of the Psalms, "By thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall." The special share attributed here to God is the deep sleep which had fallen on the camp, 1 Samuel 26:12. The Lord who put the resolve into David's mind, cooperated in its execution. We are sometimes led by a divine impulse, and God will set His seal on our act; but we should not throw ourselves into peril unless the occasion plainly requires it. We are not at liberty to cast ourselves down from the mountain, unless it is clearly God's will. In David's case, there was sufficient reason for this adventure; first, that Saul might be warned once more; and second, that the integrity of the young outlaw might be established. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 26

¹ Saul, by the discovery of the Ziphites, comes to Hachilah against David
⁴ David coming into the trench keeps Abishai from killing Saul,
¹¹ but takes his spear and jug
¹³ David reproves Abner
¹⁷ and exhorts Saul
²¹ Saul acknowledges his sin

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 26:2 mean?

and arose Saul and went down to the Wilderness of Ziph and having with him three thousand men chosen of Israel to seek - David in the Wilderness of Ziph

וַיָּ֣קָם שָׁא֗וּל וַיֵּ֙רֶד֙ אֶל־ מִדְבַּר־ זִ֔יף וְאִתּ֛וֹ שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־ אֲלָפִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ בְּחוּרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת־ דָּוִ֖ד בְּמִדְבַּר־ זִֽיף

וַיָּ֣קָם	and arose
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קוּם Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
שָׁא֗וּל	Saul
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
וַיֵּ֙רֶד֙	and went down
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָרַד Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
מִדְבַּר־	the Wilderness
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מִדְבָּר Sense: wilderness.
זִ֔יף	of Ziph
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: זִיף Sense: a son of Jehaleleel, a descendant of Judah, and brother of Ziphah.
וְאִתּ֛וֹ	and having with him
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.
שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־	three
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ Sense: three, triad.
אֲלָפִ֥ים	thousand
Parse: Number, masculine plural Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.
אִ֖ישׁ	men
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
בְּחוּרֵ֣י	chosen
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural construct Root: בָּחוּר Sense: youth, young man.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ	to seek
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct Root: בָּקַשׁ Sense: to seek, require, desire, exact, request.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
דָּוִ֖ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
בְּמִדְבַּר־	in the Wilderness
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מִדְבָּר Sense: wilderness.
זִֽיף	of Ziph
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: זִיף Sense: a son of Jehaleleel, a descendant of Judah, and brother of Ziphah.

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