1 Samuel 18:24
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
1 Samuel 18:24 in other translations
| BSB | And the servants told Saul what David had said. |
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| WEB | The servants of Saul told him, saying, “David spoke like this.” |
| ASV | And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David. |
| YLT | And the servants of Saul declare to him, saying, ‘According to these words hath David spoken.' |
| DARBY | And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner did David speak. |
| BBE | And the servants of Saul gave him an account of what David had said. |
| Webster | And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spoke David. |
What does 1 Samuel 18:24 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 18:12-30
For a long time David was kept in continual apprehension of falling by the hand of Saul, yet he persevered in meek and respectful behaviour towards his persecutor. How uncommon is such prudence and discretion, especially under insults and provocations! Let us inquire if we imitate this part of the exemplary character before us. Are we behaving wisely in all our ways? Is there no sinful omission, no rashness of…
1 Samuel 18:24 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 1 Samuel 18:23
And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
- 1 Samuel 18:24
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
- 1 Samuel 18:25
And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
1 Samuel 18:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los criados de Saúl le dieron la respuesta diciendo: Tales palabras ha dicho David. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les serviteurs de Saül lui rapportèrent cela, disant: David a parlé de cette manière. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Knechte Sauls berichteten es ihm und sprachen: Nach diesen Worten hat David geredet. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et renuntiaverunt servi Saul dicentes: Hujuscemodi verba locutus est David. |