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1 Samuel 26 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for 1 Samuel 26, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 25
- verses
- 475 / 166
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 5
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
1 Samuel 26 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| דָּוִד | Dâvid | H1732 | 23 | David |
| שָׁאוּל | Shâʼûwl | H7586 | 15 | Shaul |
| חֲנִית | chănîyth | H2595 | 6 | lance, thrusting |
| אַבְנֵר | ʼAbnêr | H74 | 6 | Abner |
| אֲבִישַׁי | ʼĂbîyshay | H52 | 5 | Abishai |
| אָדוֹן | ʼâdôwn | H113 | 6 | sovereign, controller |
| מָשִׁיחַ | mâshîyach | H4899 | 4 | anointed, consecrated |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on 1 Samuel 26, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“How soon do unholy hearts lose the good impressions convictions have made upon them! How helpless were Saul and all his men! All as though disarmed and chained, yet nothing is done to them; they are only asleep. How easily can God weaken the strongest, befool the wisest, and baffle the most watchful! David still resolved to wait till God thought fit to avenge him on Saul. He will by no means force his way to the promised crown by any wrong methods. The temptation was very strong; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Samuel 26:1–12 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Gibeah 1 — 1 Sam 26:1
- Hachilah — 1 Sam 26:1
- Jeshimon — 1 Sam 26:1
- Ziph 1 — 1 Sam 26:1
- Wilderness of Ziph — 1 Sam 26:2
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