Passage Research
1 Samuel 24 — Sermon Preparation
David spares Saul's life in a cave at En-gedi, cutting off only a corner of his robe to prove his restraint, then calls out to Saul after he has left. Below is a research summary for 1 Samuel 24, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 23
- verses
- 374 / 132
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
1 Samuel 24 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שָׁאוּל | Shâʼûwl | H7586 | 15 | Shaul |
| דָּוִד | Dâvid | H1732 | 17 | David |
| יָד | yâd | H3027 | 11 | hand, open |
| מְעָרָה | mᵉʻârâh | H4631 | 5 | cavern |
| עֵין גֶּדִי | ʻÊyn Gedîy | H5872 | 4 | En-Gedi |
| כָּנָף | kânâph | H3671 | 4 | edge, extremity |
| קוּם | qûwm | H6965 | 5 | rise |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on 1 Samuel 24, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Saul speaks as quite overcome with David's kindness. Many mourn for their sins, who do not truly repent of them; weep bitterly for them, yet continue in love and in league with them. Now God made good to David that word on which he had caused him to hope, that he would bring forth his righteousness as the light, Ps 37:6. Those who take care to keep a good conscience, may leave it to God to secure them the credit of it. Sooner or later, God will force even those who are of the synagogue of Satan to know and to own those whom he has loved. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Samuel 24:16–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Engedi— 1 Sam 24:1
- Wildgoats’ Rocks— 1 Sam 24:2
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