Then Saul said to David, “You are blessed, my son David. You will both do mightily, and will surely prevail.” So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.
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Then Saul said to David, “You are blessed, my son David. You will both do mightily, and will surely prevail.” So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.
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Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
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Then Saul said to David: 'Blessed be thou, my son David; thou shalt both do mightily, and shalt surely prevail.' So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 26:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Numbers 24:9-10 He couched, he lay down as a lion, as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Everyone who blesses you is blessed. Everyone who curses you is cursed.” Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.
- 1 Samuel 24:19 For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away unharmed? Therefore may Yahweh reward you good for that which you have done to me today.
- Proverbs 26:25 When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
- Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of Yahweh’s servants, and their righteousness is of me,” says Yahweh.
- Romans 8:37 No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
- Genesis 32:28 He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
- 1 Samuel 24:22 David swore to Saul. Saul went home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
- Hosea 12:4 Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us,
- Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain To Gibeah of Benjamin.
To Gibeah of Benjamin.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 26:25 Then Saul said to David, Blessed [be]…
1Sa 26:25 Then Saul said to David, Blessed [be] thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great [things], and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
Ver. 25. Thou shalt both do great things.] Faciendo facies. The Tigurines translate it, Et facies et omnino perficies, thou shalt do the deed, and go thorough stitch with it, as we use to say. And so David did indeed above all that went before him; so that in his days, and his son Solomon’s, that kingdom was at its highest ακμη but no thanks to Saul, who truly foretold it, but maliciously opposed it to his utmost.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain David went on his way; knowing Saul’s unstable and…
David went on his way; knowing Saul’s unstable and deceitful heart, he would not trust to any of his professions or promises, but kept out of his reach.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then Saul said to David, blessed be thou, my…
Then Saul said to David, blessed be thou, my son David,.... He desired God to bless him, and pronounced him blessed himself, believing he would be a happy and prosperous man:
thou shall both do great things; he had done great things already, in slaying Goliath, obtaining victories over the Philistines, and escaping the hands of Saul, and keeping out of them with so small a force; and he should do greater things yet:
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and also shalt still prevail; against Saul and all his enemies; the Targum is,"even in reigning thou shalt reign, and even in prospering thou shalt prosper;''he believed he would be king, so he had said before, Sa1 24:20,
so David went on his way: to the wilderness again very probably, putting no trust and confidence in Saul, knowing how fickle and unstable he was:
and Saul returned to his place; to Gibeah, where his palace was.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 25. Thou shalt both do great things, and…
Verse 25. Thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail.] The Hebrew is גם עשה תעשה וגם יכל תוכל gam asoh thaaseh, vegam yachol tuchal; "Also in doing thou shalt do, and being able thou shalt be able; which the Targum translates, also in reigning thou shalt reign, and in prospering thou shalt prosper; which in all probability is the meaning.
There is a vast deal of dignity in this speech of David, arising from a consciousness of his own innocence. He neither begs his life from Saul, nor offers one argument to prevail upon him to desist from his felonious attempts, but refers the whole matter to God, as the judge and vindicator of oppressed innocence. Saul himself is speechless, except in the simple acknowledgment of his sin; and in the behalf of their king not one of his officers has one word to say! It is strange that none of them offered now to injure the person of David; but they saw that he was most evidently under the guardian care of God, and that their master was apparently abandoned by him. Saul invites David to return, but David knew the uncertainty of Saul's character too well to trust himself in the power of this infatuated king. How foolish are the counsels of men against God! When he undertakes to save, who can destroy? And who can deliver out of his hands?
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Sa 26:25. Blessed be thou, my son David —…
1Sa 26:25. Blessed be thou, my son David — Saul perceived that it was in vain to contend any longer against David, whom he saw God intended for great things. And so strong was his conviction now of this, as well as of his own sin and folly, that he could not forbear blessing him, foretelling his success, applauding him, and condemning himself, even in the hearing of his own soldiers. And this, it seems, was their last interview. After this they saw each other no more.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Prevail, and mount the throne. --- Place, Gabaa. (Menochius)
Prevail, and mount the throne. --- Place, Gabaa. (Menochius)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain So David went on his way--Notwithstanding this sudden relenting…
So David went on his way--Notwithstanding this sudden relenting of Saul, David placed no confidence in his professions or promises, but wisely kept at a distance and awaited the course of Providence.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 25. Saul returned to his place — To his…
25. Saul returned to his place — To his home in Gibeah. These rivals never saw each other again.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 25. to his place] i.e. to his home. Cp.…
25. to his place] i.e. to his home. Cp. 1Sa_2:20.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (25) Thou shalt both do great things.—“Saul is here…
(25) Thou shalt both do great things.—“Saul is here again ‘among the prophets,’ and foretells David’s exaltation and victory. ‘Vicisti Nazarene!’ was the exclamation of Julian.”—Bishop Wordsworth.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Thou shalt both do, etc. Better, "Thou shalt both…
Thou shalt both do, etc. Better, "Thou shalt both do mightily, and thou shalt surely prevail." The words are very general as compared with those in 1Sa_24:20, 1Sa_24:21, where Saul expressed his conviction that David Would be king, and intrusted his family to his care. The poverty of sentiment here, and the mere vexation expressed in ver. 21, justify Keil"s remark that Saul"s character had deteriorated in the interval, and that he was more hardened now than on the previous occasion. And so they parted David still leading the life of a fugitive, for Saul"s return in ver. 21 was the most evanescent of good purposes, while the king went back to his place, his home at Gibeah.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 26:25 Saul returned home, and this may have been…
26:25 Saul returned home, and this may have been David’s last personal encounter with him.
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