1 Samuel 19 · Verse 18

1 Samuel 19:18

So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
1 Samuel 19:18, King James Version

1 Samuel 19:18 in other translations

BSBSo David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.
WEBNow David fled and escaped, and came to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. He and Samuel went and lived in Naioth.
ASVNow David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
YLTAnd David hath fled, and is escaped, and cometh in unto Samuel to Ramath, and declareth to him all that Saul hath done to him, and he goeth, he and Samuel, and they dwell in Naioth.
DARBYAnd David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
BBESo David went in flight and got away and came to Ramah, to Samuel, and gave him an account of all Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and were living in Naioth.
WebsterSo David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.

What does 1 Samuel 19:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 19:18-23
18-23. David fled, ... and came to Samuel to Ramah--Samuel was living in great retirement, superintending the school of the prophets, established in the little hamlet of Naioth, in the neighborhood of Ramah. It was a retreat congenial to the mind of David; but Saul, having found out his asylum, sent three successive bodies of men to apprehend him. The character of the place and the influence of the sacred exercises produced such an effect on them that they were incapable of discharging their commission, and were led, by a resistless impulse, to join in singing the praises of God. Saul, in a fit of rage and disappointment, determined to go himself. But, before reaching the spot, his mental susceptibilities were roused even more than his messengers, and he was found, before long, swelling the ranks of the young prophets. This singular change can be ascribed only to the power of Him who can turn the hearts of men even as the rivers of water. 1Sa 19:24. Saul Prophesies.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 David fled, and escaped - to Samuel - He, no doubt, came to this holy man to ask advice; and Samuel thought it best to retain him for the present, with himself at Naioth, where it is supposed he had a school of prophets.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 19:11-24

Michal's stratagem to gain time till David got to a distance was allowable, but her falsehood had not even the plea of necessity to excuse it, and manifests that she was not influenced by the same spirit of piety which had dictated Jonathan's language to Saul. In flying to Samuel, David made God his refuge. Samuel, as a prophet, was best able to advise him what to do in this day of distress. He met with little rest…

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1 Samuel 19:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְדָוִ֨דve.da.Vidand DavidH1732
בָּרַ֜חba.Rachhe fledH1272
וַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.Letand he escapedH4422
וַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
שְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElSamuelH8050
הָרָמָ֔תָהha.ra.Ma.tah<the> Ramah towardsH7414
וַיַּ֨גֶּד\־vai.Ya.ged-and he toldH5046
ל֔וֹloto <the> him
אֵ֛ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834
עָֽשָׂה\־'a.sah-he had doneH6213
ל֖וֹloto <the> him
שָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
הוּא֙hu'heH1931
וּשְׁמוּאֵ֔לu.she.mu.'Eland SamuelH8050
וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.Vuand they dweltH3427
בְּנָֽיוֹת\׃be.noitat NaiothH5121

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 19:18

  • 1 Samuel 7:17

    And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the Lord.

  • James 5:16

    Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

  • 1 Samuel 28:3

    Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

  • Psalms 116:11

    I said in my haste, All men are liars.

  • 1 Samuel 15:34

    Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.

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to Samuel.
7:17; 15:34; 28:3; Ps 116:11; Jas 5:16

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 19:17

    And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?

  • 1 Samuel 19:18

    So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.

  • 1 Samuel 19:19

    And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.

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1 Samuel 19:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Huyó pues David, y escapóse, y vino á Samuel en Rama, y díjole todo lo que Saúl había hecho con él. Y fuéronse él y Samuel, y moraron en Najoth.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David s’enfuit, et il échappa; et il vint vers Samuel à Rama, et lui rapporta tout ce que Saül lui avait fait. Et ils s’en allèrent, lui et Samuel, et ils habitèrent à Naïoth.
German
Elberfelder 1871		David aber war geflohen und entronnen; und er kam zu Samuel nach Rama und berichtete ihm alles, was Saul ihm getan hatte. Und er und Samuel gingen hin und wohnten zu Najoth.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		David autem fugiens salvatus est, et venit ad Samuel in Ramatha, et nuntiavit ei omnia quæ fecerat sibi Saul: et abierunt ipse et Samuel, et morati sunt in Najoth.