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.
1 Samuel 23:22 in other translations
| BSB | Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning. |
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| WEB | Please go make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for I have been told that he is very cunning. |
| ASV | Go, 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. |
| YLT | go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his foot is; who hath seen him there? for one hath said unto me, He is very subtile. |
| DARBY | Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his track is, who has seen him there; for it is told me that he deals very subtilly. |
| BBE | Go now, and take more steps, and see where he is living: for they say that he is expert in deceit. |
| Webster | 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 to me that he dealeth very subtilly. |
What does 1 Samuel 23:22 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…
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…
1 Samuel 23:22 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 23:22
- Job 5:13
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
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Context
- 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.
- 1 Samuel 23:23
See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
1 Samuel 23:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Id pues ahora, apercibid aún, considerad y ved su lugar donde tiene el pie, y quién lo haya visto allí; porque se me ha dicho que él es en gran manera astuto. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Allez, je vous prie, assurez-vous encore davantage, et sachez et voyez le lieu où est son pied, et qui l’y a vu, car on m’a dit qu’il est très rusé. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Gehet doch hin, vergewissert euch noch mehr, und erkundet und sehet seinen Ort, wo sein Fuß weilt, und wer ihn daselbst gesehen hat; denn man hat mir gesagt, er sei sehr listig. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Abite ergo, oro, et diligentius præparate, et curiosius agite, et considerate locum ubi sit pes ejus, vel quis viderit eum ibi: recogitat enim de me, quod callide insidier ei. |