1 Samuel 26:2

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1 Samuel 26:2


← 1 Samuel 26:1 1 Samuel 26:2 (KJV) 1 Samuel 26:3 →
And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
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.
And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Then SaulH7586 aroseH6965, and went downH3381 to the wildernessH4057 of ZiphH2128, having threeH7969 thousandH505 chosenH977 menH376 of IsraelH3478 with him, to seekH1245 DavidH1732 in the wildernessH4057 of ZiphH2128.


Original Hebrew

וַיָּקָם שָׁאוּל וַיֵּרֶד אֶל־מִדְבַּר־זִיף וְאִתֹּו שְׁלֹשֶׁת־אֲלָפִים אִישׁ בְּחוּרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־דָּוִד בְּמִדְבַּר־זִיף׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יָּ֣קָם
va/i.Ya.kom H6965 HC/Vqw3ms and/ he arose
שָׁא֗וּל
sha.'Ul H7586 HNp Saul
וַ/יֵּ֨רֶד֙
va/i.Ye.red H3381 HC/Vqw3ms and/ he went down
אֶל
'el- H413 HR to
מִדְבַּר
mid.bar- H4057 HNcmsc (the) wilderness of
זִ֔יף
Zif H2128 HNp Ziph
וְ/אִתּ֛/וֹ
ve./'i.T/o H854 HC/R/Sp3ms and/ (were) with/ him
שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת
she.lo.shet- H7969 HAcmsc three
אֲלָפִ֥ים
'a.la.Fim H505 HAcbpa thousand(s)
אִ֖ישׁ
'ish H376 HNcmsa man
בְּחוּרֵ֣י
be.chu.Rei H977 HVqsmpc (the) chosen (men) of
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yis.ra.'El H3478 HNp Israel
לְ/בַקֵּ֥שׁ
le./va.Kesh H1245 HR/Vpc to/ seek
אֶת
'et- H853 HTo (obj.)
דָּוִ֖ד
da.Vid H1732 HNp David
בְּ/מִדְבַּר
be./mid.bar- H4057 HR/Ncmsc in/ (the) wilderness of
זִֽיף
Zif H2128 HNp Ziph
Strong's References
  • H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh) H802.
  • H505 — אֶלֶף (ʼeleph, eh'-lef): prop, the same as אֶלֶף (ʼeleph) H504; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.
  • H977 — בָּחַר (bâchar, baw-khar'): a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select; acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
  • H1245 — בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, baw-kash'): a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
  • H1732 — דָּוִד (Dâvid, daw-veed'): rarely (fully); דָּוִיד (Dâvîyd); from the same as דּוֹד (dôwd) H1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
  • H2128 — זִיף (Zîyph, zeef): from the same as זֶפֶת (zepheth) H2203; flowing; Ziph, the name of a place in Palestine; also of an Israelite; Ziph.
  • H3381 — יָרַד (yârad, yaw-rad'): a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications); [idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
  • H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה (sârâh) H8280 and אֵל (ʼêl) H410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
  • H4057 — מִדְבָּר (midbâr, mid-bawr'): from דָבַר (dâbar) H1696 in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs); desert, south, speech, wilderness.
  • H6965 — קוּם (qûwm, koom): a primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative); abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising).
  • H7586 — שָׁאוּל (Shâʼûwl, shaw-ool'): passive participle of שָׁאַל (shâʼal) H7592; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites; Saul, Shaul.
  • H7969 — שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh, shaw-loshe'): or שָׁלֹשׁ (shâlôsh); masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה (shᵉlôwshâh); or שְׁלֹשָׁה (shᵉlôshâh); a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice; [phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare שָׁלִישׁ (shâlîysh) H7991.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל (ʼel) ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
  • H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
  • H854 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): probably from אָנָה (ʼânâh) H579; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.; against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.
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Verse Cross-References

Reciprocal references (5): Genesis 37:20, Numbers 24:1, Joshua 15:55, Psalms 17:11, Psalms 120:7

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