1 Samuel 23 · Verse 21

1 Samuel 23:21

And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion on me.
1 Samuel 23:21, King James Version

1 Samuel 23:21 in other translations

BSB“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.
WEBSaul said, “You are blessed by the LORD, for you have had compassion on me.
ASVAnd Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have had compassion on me.
YLTAnd Saul saith, ‘Blessed are ye of Jehovah, for ye have pity on me;
DARBYAnd Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have compassion upon me.
BBEAnd Saul said, The Lord's blessing will be yours, for you have had pity on me.
WebsterAnd Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.

What does 1 Samuel 23:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 23:19-23

19-23. Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us?--From the tell of Ziph a panorama of the whole surrounding district is to be seen. No wonder, then, that the Ziphites saw David and his men passing to and fro in the mountains of the wilderness. Spying him at a distance when he ventured to show himself on the hill of Hachilah, "on the right hand of the wilderness," that…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 23:19-29

In the midst of his wickedness, Saul affected to speak the language of piety. Such expressions, without suitable effects, can only amuse or deceive those who hear, and those who use them. This mountain was an emblem of the Divine Providence coming between David and the destroyer. Let us not be dismayed at the prospect of future difficulties, but stay ourselves upon Him who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in…

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1 Samuel 23:21 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.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
בְּרוּכִ֥יםbe.ru.Khim[be] blessedH1288
אַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemyouH859
לַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehby YahwehH3068
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
חֲמַלְתֶּ֖םcha.mal.Temyou have had compassionH2550
עָלָֽי\׃'a.Laion meH5921

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 23:21

  • 1 Samuel 22:8

    That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

  • Judges 17:2

    And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my son.

  • Micah 3:11

    The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.

  • Isaiah 66:5

    Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the Lord be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.

  • Psalms 10:3

    For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.

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22:8; Jud 17:2; Ps 10:3; Isa 66:5; Mic 3:11

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 23:20

    Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.

  • 1 Samuel 23:21

    And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion on me.

  • 1 Samuel 23:22

    Go, I pray you, prepare yet, 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 subtilly.

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1 Samuel 23:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Saúl dijo: Benditos seáis vosotros de Jehová, que habéis tenido compasión de mí:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Saül dit: Bénis soyez-vous de par l’ Éternel, de ce que vous avez eu pitié de moi!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Saul sprach: Gesegnet seiet ihr von Jehova, daß ihr euch meiner erbarmt habt!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque Saul: Benedicti vos a Domino, quia doluistis vicem meam.