The Meaning of 1 Samuel 19:22 Explained

1 Samuel 19:22

KJV: Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.

YLT: And he goeth -- he also -- to Ramath, and cometh in unto the great well which is in Sechu, and asketh, and saith, 'Where are Samuel and David?' and one saith, 'Lo, in Naioth in Ramah.'

Darby: Then went he also to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Sechu; and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, at Naioth by Ramah.

ASV: Then went he also to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Secu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah.

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 19:22?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that [is] in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where [are] Samuel and David? And [one] said, Behold, [they be] at Naioth in Ramah.

What does 1 Samuel 19:22 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 19:13-24 - Saul Checked By The Spirit Of God

David hastened to apprise Samuel of the turn that events were taking, and of his grave suspicions that Saul was attempting on his life. For greater security the prophet led him to a cluster of booths, woven probably of osiers (hence the name Naioth), where a number of young men were being trained for the prophetic office. This gives us an insight into the constructive work in which Samuel was engaged during the later years of his life. They were living in an atmosphere which seemed charged with spiritual electricity. Into this sacred assembly Saul forced three successive bands of messengers to arrest David-and finally went himself.

Before he reached the place he, also, was overcome, and lay on the ground in a trance which lasted all that day and night. Such scenes were not uncommon in the days of Wesley and Jonathan Edwards. But there was a vast gulf separating Saul from David in this matter. Between David and the prophetic Spirit there was a real affinity. In purity and simplicity he had yielded himself to God. Saul was another man for the time, but not a new man. The Spirit was on, but not in him. He had gifts, but not grace. There was no root, and the plant withered away. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 19

¹ Elkanah, a Levite, having two wives, worships yearly at Shiloh
⁴ He cherishes Hannah, though barren, and provoked by Peninnah
⁹ Hannah in grief prays for a child
¹² Eli first rebuking her, afterwards blesses her
¹⁹ Hannah, having born Samuel, stays at home till he is weaned
²⁴ She presents him, according to her vow, to the Lord

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 19:22 mean?

And went also he to Ramah and came to the well great that [is] at Sechu so he asked and said where [are] Samuel and David and [someone] said indeed [they are] Naioth at Naioth in Ramah

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ גַּם־ ה֜וּא הָרָמָ֗תָה וַיָּבֹא֙ עַד־ בּ֤וֹר הַגָּדוֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשֶּׂ֔כוּ וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל וַיֹּ֔אמֶר אֵיפֹ֥ה שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל ؟ וְדָוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֖ה [בנוית] (בְּנָי֥וֹת) בָּרָמָֽה

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ	And went
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
גַּם־	also
Parse: Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
הָרָמָ֗תָה	to Ramah
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular Root: רָמָה Sense: a town in Benjamin on the border of Ephraim about 5 miles (8 km) from Jerusalem and near to Gibeah.
וַיָּבֹא֙	and came
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בּ֤וֹר	the well
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: בֹּור Sense: pit, well, cistern.
הַגָּדוֹל֙	great
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	that [is]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
בַּשֶּׂ֔כוּ	at Sechu
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: שֶׂכוּ Sense: a place near Ramah with a great well.
וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל	so he asked
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁאַל Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg.
וַיֹּ֔אמֶר	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵיפֹ֥ה	where [are]
Parse: Interrogative Root: אֵיפֹה Sense: where?.
שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל	Samuel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׁמוּאֵל Sense: son of Elkanah by his wife Hannah and judge or prophet of Israel during the days of Saul and David.
؟ וְדָוִ֑ד	and David
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	and [someone] said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הִנֵּ֖ה	indeed [they are]
Parse: Interjection Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
[בנוית]	Naioth
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
(בְּנָי֥וֹת)	at Naioth
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: נָוֹות Sense: a dwelling place of prophets in the time of Samuel.
בָּרָמָֽה	in Ramah
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: רָמָה Sense: a town in Benjamin on the border of Ephraim about 5 miles (8 km) from Jerusalem and near to Gibeah.

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