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1 Samuel 24:7 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 24 · verse 7
So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.1 Samuel 24:7 · King James Version
1 Samuel 24:7 in context
5And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt.
6And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
7So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
8David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
9And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- servantsʼĕnôwsha man in generalH582 →
- sufferednâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- stayedshâçaʻto split or tearH8156 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- wordsdâbâra wordH1697 →
- riseqûwmto riseH6965 →
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Here, I. Saul renews his pursuit of David, Sa1 24:1, Sa1 24:2. No sooner had he come home safely from chasing the Philistines, in which it should seem he had good success, than he enquired after David to do him a mischief, and resolved to have another thrust at him, as if he had been delivered to do all these…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8