1 Samuel 23:21
What does 1 Samuel 23:21 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 23:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have had compassion on me.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion on me.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have had compassion on me.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Saul said, The Lord's blessing will be yours, for you have had pity on me.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Saul saith, `Blessed <FI>are<Fi> ye of Jehovah, for ye have pity on me;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Saul said: Blessed be ye of the Lord, for you have pitied my case.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have compassion upon me.
Context
v.20Now therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him up into the king’s hand.
v.21This passage
v.22Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there; for it is told me that he dealeth very subtly.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 10:3
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah.
- Judges 17:2
And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou didst utter a curse, and didst also speak it in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be my son of Jehovah.
- Isaiah 66:5
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye that tremble at his word: Your brethren that hate you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, have said, Let Jehovah be glorified, that we may see your joy; but it is they that shall be put to shame.
- Micah 3:11
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us.
- 1 Samuel 22:8
that all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that discloseth to me when my son maketh a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or discloseth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
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