The Meaning of 1 Samuel 26:5 Explained

1 Samuel 26:5

KJV: And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.

YLT: and David riseth, and cometh in unto the place where Saul hath encamped, and David seeth the place where Saul hath lain, and Abner son of Ner, head of his host, and Saul is lying in the path, and the people are encamping round about him.

Darby: And David arose and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host; and Saul lay within the wagon-defence, and the people were encamped round about him.

ASV: And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped round about him.

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 26:5?

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And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.

What does 1 Samuel 26:5 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 26:1-12 - Sparing His Enemy's Life

The Ziphites' treachery served as a foil to the intrinsic nobility of David's character. God made the wrath of man to praise Him, and restrained the remainder, Psalms 76:10, so that His servant escaped as a bird out of the fowler's snare. Read here, Psalms 54:1-7.

It was a bold act for David and Abishai to thread their way between watch-fires and sentries, and talk in whispers over the prostrate body of the sleeping monarch. As David says in one of the Psalms, "By thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall." The special share attributed here to God is the deep sleep which had fallen on the camp, 1 Samuel 26:12. The Lord who put the resolve into David's mind, cooperated in its execution. We are sometimes led by a divine impulse, and God will set His seal on our act; but we should not throw ourselves into peril unless the occasion plainly requires it. We are not at liberty to cast ourselves down from the mountain, unless it is clearly God's will. In David's case, there was sufficient reason for this adventure; first, that Saul might be warned once more; and second, that the integrity of the young outlaw might be established. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 26

¹ Saul, by the discovery of the Ziphites, comes to Hachilah against David
⁴ David coming into the trench keeps Abishai from killing Saul,
¹¹ but takes his spear and jug
¹³ David reproves Abner
¹⁷ and exhorts Saul
²¹ Saul acknowledges his sin

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 26:5 mean?

So arose David and came to the place where had encamped There Saul and saw - lay Saul and Abner son of Ner the commander of his army and Saul lay within the camp and the with people encamped - all around him

וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֗ד וַיָּבֹא֮ אֶֽל־ הַמָּקוֹם֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָנָה־ שָׁ֣ם שָׁאוּל֒ וַיַּ֣רְא אֶת־ שָֽׁכַב־ שָׁא֔וּל וְאַבְנֵ֥ר בֶּן־ נֵ֖ר שַׂר־ צְבָא֑וֹ וְשָׁאוּל֙ שֹׁכֵ֣ב בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל וְהָעָ֖ם חֹנִ֥ים [סביבתו] (סְבִיבֹתָֽיו)

וַיָּ֣קָם	So arose
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קוּם Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
דָּוִ֗ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
וַיָּבֹא֮	and came
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הַמָּקוֹם֮	the place
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מָקֹום Sense: standing place, place.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	where
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
חָנָה־	had encamped
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: חָנָה Sense: to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against.
שָׁאוּל֒	Saul
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
וַיַּ֣רְא	and saw
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שָֽׁכַב־	lay
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁכַב Sense: to lie down.
שָׁא֔וּל	Saul
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
וְאַבְנֵ֥ר	and Abner
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲבִינֵר Sense: Saul’s cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab.
בֶּן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
נֵ֖ר	of Ner
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: נֵר Sense: son of Jehiel, father of Kish, and grandfather of king Saul.
שַׂר־	the commander
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: סָרַר Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
צְבָא֑וֹ	of his army
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: צָבָא Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.
וְשָׁאוּל֙	and Saul
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
שֹׁכֵ֣ב	lay
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁכַב Sense: to lie down.
בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל	within the camp
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מַעְגָּל Sense: entrenchment, track.
וְהָעָ֖ם	and the with people
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
חֹנִ֥ים	encamped
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: חָנָה Sense: to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against.
[סביבתו]	-
Parse: Adverb, third person masculine singular
(סְבִיבֹתָֽיו)	all around him
Parse: Adverb, third person masculine singular Root: מוּסָב Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.

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