Saul Tries to Kill David
1 Samuel 19:19
In 11 translations
- BSB
- When Saul was told that David was at Naioth in Ramah,
- KJV
- And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
- WEB
- Saul was told, saying, “Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.”
- ASV
- And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
- LSV
- And it is declared to Saul, saying, “Behold, David [is] in Naioth in Ramah.”
- YLT
- And it is declared to Saul, saying, 'Lo, David [is] in Naioth in Ramah.'
- DBY
- And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth by Ramah.
- DRC
- And it was told Saul by some, saying: Behold David is in Najoth in Ramatha.
- GNV
- But one tolde Saul, saying, Beholde, Dauid is at Naioth in Ramah.
- JPS
- And it was told Saul, saying: 'Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.'
- LXXE
- And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is in Navath in Rama.
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- Leningrad Codex reads בְּנָוֹ֖ית; read aloud (Qere) reads בְּנָי֖וֹת (“[is] at Naioth”).
- Written (Ketiv): בְּנֹוִית. Read aloud (Qere): בְּנָי֖וֹת (“[is] at Naioth”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיֻּגַּ֥ד לְשָׁא֖וּל לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֣ה דָוִ֔ד בנוית בָּרָמָֽה׃Read aloud as (qere): בְּנָי֖וֹת
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Σαοὺλ, λέγοντες, ἰδοὺ Δαυὶδ ἐν Ναυὰθ ἐν Ῥαμᾴ.
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- 1 Samuel 22:9–10But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob. Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions. He also…
- 1 Samuel 23:19Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
- 1 Samuel 26:1Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?”
- Proverbs 29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
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