Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the words which David spoke were heard, and were rehearsed before Saul. sent for him [heb] took him Proverbs 22:29 Hast thou seen a man swift in his work? he shall stand before kings, and shall not be before those that are obscure. The preceding twenty verses, from the 12th to the 31st inclusive, the 41st, and from the 54th to the end of this chapter, with the five first verses and the 9th, 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th, and 19th, of ch. 1 Samuel 17:18 And carry these ten little cheeses to the tribune: and go see thy brethren, if they are well: and learn with whom they are placed. , are all wanting in the Vatican copy of the LXX.; and they are supposed by Dr. Kennicott, and others, to be an interpolation. But, as Bp. Horsley observes, it appears, from many circumstances of the story, that David's combat with Goliath was many years prior to Saul's madness, and David's introduction to him as a musician. In the first place, David was quite a youth when engaged with Goliath, (ver. 1 Samuel 17:33 And Saul said to David: Thou art not able to withstand this Philistine, nor to fight against him: for thou art but a boy, but he is a warrior from his youth. , 42:) when introduced to Saul he was of full age, (ch 1 Samuel 16:18 And one of the servants answering, said: Behold I have seen a son of Isai, the Bethlehemite, a skilful player, and one of great strength, and a man fit for war, and prudent in his words, and a comely person: and the Lord is with him. ) Again, this combat was his first appearance in public life, and first military exploit, (ver. 36, 38,39) when introduced as a musician, he was man of established character, and a man of war (ch. 1 Samuel 16:18 And one of the servants answering, said: Behold I have seen a son of Isai, the Bethlehemite, a skilful player, and one of great strength, and a man fit for war, and prudent in his words, and a comely person: and the Lord is with him. ). Now the just conclusion is, that the last ten verses of chapter 1 Samuel 16:16 Let our lord give orders, and thy servants who are before thee, will seek out a man skilful in playing on the harp, that when the evil spirit from the Lord is upon thee, he may play with his hand, and thou mayst bear it more easily. have been misplaced; their true place being between the ninth and tenth verses of ch. 1 Samuel 16:18 And one of the servants answering, said: Behold I have seen a son of Isai, the Bethlehemite, a skilful player, and one of great strength, and a man fit for war, and prudent in his words, and a comely person: and the Lord is with him. . Let them be removed there, and the whole apparent disorder will be removed. Context David Accepts the Challenge…30And he turned a little aside from him to another: and said the same word. And the people answered him as before. 31And the words which David spoke were heard, and were rehearsed before Saul.32And when he was brought to Saul, he said to him. Let not any man's heart be dismayed in him: I thy servant will go, and will fight against the Philistine.… Cross References 1 Samuel 17:30 And he turned a little aside from him to another: and said the same word. And the people answered him as before. 1 Samuel 17:32 And when he was brought to Saul, he said to him. Let not any man's heart be dismayed in him: I thy servant will go, and will fight against the Philistine. Lexicon Now David'sדָּוִ֑ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse words דִּבֶּ֣ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue were overheard וַיְּשָּֽׁמְעוּ֙ (way·yəš·šā·mə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently and reported וַיַּגִּ֥דוּ (way·yag·gi·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5046: To be conspicuous to לִפְנֵֽי־ (lip̄·nê-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face Saul, שָׁא֖וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites who called for him. וַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃ (way·yiq·qā·ḥê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take Additional Translations Now David's words were overheard and reported to Saul, who called for him.And when the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him. And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him. And the words were heard which David spoke, and they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him. And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him. And when the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him. When the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him. And the words which David hath spoken are heard, and they declare before Saul, and he receiveth him; Jump to Previous David Declare Heard Hearing Overheard Receiveth Rehearsed Repeated Reported Saul Word WordsJump to Next David Declare Heard Hearing Overheard Receiveth Rehearsed Repeated Reported Saul Word WordsExternal Links 1 Samuel 17:31 NIV1 Samuel 17:31 NLT 1 Samuel 17:31 ESV 1 Samuel 17:31 NASB 1 Samuel 17:31 ASV 1 Samuel 17:31 Bible Apps 1 Samuel 17:31 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 17:31 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 17:31 French Bible 1 Samuel 17:31 German Bible Alphabetical: and David for he heard him overheard reported said Saul sent spoke the them they to told was were What When which words OT History: 1 Samuel 17:31 When the words were heard which David (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |