1 Samuel 24:9

And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
David	דָּוִד֙ da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Saul	לְשָׁא֔וּל le.sha.'Ul	H7586	Shaul · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
hearest	תִשְׁמַ֛ע tish.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
men’s	אָדָ֖ם 'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · noun, common masculine singular absolute
words	דִּבְרֵ֥י div.Rei	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine plural construct
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
David	דָוִ֔ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
seeketh	מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ me.va.Kesh	H1245	to search out (by any method · verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute
hurt	רָעָתֶֽךָ ra.'a.Te.kha	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Proverbs 29:12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Ecclesiastes 7:21-22 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
Leviticus 19:16 Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.
1 Samuel 26:19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept…
Psalms 101:5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
Psalms 141:6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
Proverbs 16:28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Proverbs 17:4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 24:9-15

We have here David's warm and pathetic speech to Saul, wherein he endeavours to convince him that he did him a great deal of wrong in persecuting him thus and to persuade him therefore to be reconciled. I. He calls him father (Sa1 24:11), for he was not only, as king, the father of his country, but he was, in particular, his father-in-law. From a father one may expect compassion and a favourable opinion. For a prince to seek the ruin of any of his good subjects is as unnatural as for a father to seek the ruin of his own children. II. He lays the blame of his rage against him upon his evil counsellors: Wherefore hearest thou men's words? Sa1 24:9. It is a piece of respect due to crowned heads…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 24:8

HE URGES THEREBY HIS INNOCENCY. (Sa1 24:8-15) David also arose . . . and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul--The closeness of the precipitous cliffs, though divided by deep wadies, and the transparent purity of the air enable a person standing on one rock to hear distinctly the words uttered by a speaker standing on another (Jdg 9:7). The expostulation of David, followed by the visible tokens he furnished of his cherishing no evil design against either the person or the government of the king, even when he had the monarch in his power, smote the heart of Saul in a moment and disarmed him of his fell purpose of revenge. He owned the justice of what David said, acknowledged his own gu…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 24:7

Suffered them not to rise against Saul - As he could restrain them, it was his duty to do so; had he connived at their killing him, David would have been the murderer. In praying for the king we call God the only Ruler of princes, for this simple reason, that their authority is the highest among men, and next to that of God himself; hence he alone is above them. We find this sentiment well expressed by an elegant poet: - Regum timendorum in proprios greges, Reges in ipsos imperium est Jovis. Horace, Odar. lib. iii., Od. i., ver. 5. Kings are supreme over their own subjects; Jove is supreme over kings themselves.

Dictionary and topics

David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Providence — Literally means foresight, but is generally used to denote God’s preserving and governing all things by means of second causes (Ps. 18:35; 63:8; Acts 17:28; Col. 1:17; Heb. 1:3). God’s providence…
Citizens · .David — .David
Loyalty · .David — .David
Magnanimity · .David to Saul — .David to Saul
Self-Control · Of David — Of David
Slander · Should not be listened to — Should not be listened to

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Samuel 24:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 24:9-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 24:8

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 24:7

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1 Samuel 24:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 24:9-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 24:8

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 24:7

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Samuel 24:9

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 24:8-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 24:6

Rashi on 1 Samuel 24:8