Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Go and get more information. Find out where David usually goes and who has seen him there. They tell me he is very crafty. New Living Translation Go and check again to be sure of where he is staying and who has seen him there, for I know that he is very crafty. English Standard Version Go, make yet more sure. Know and see the place where his foot is, and who has seen him there, for it is told me that he is very cunning. Berean Standard Bible Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning. King James Bible Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly. New King James Version Please go and find out for sure, and see the place where his hideout is, and who has seen him there. For I am told he is very crafty. New American Standard Bible Go now, be more persistent, and investigate and see his place where he is hiding, and who has seen him there; for I am told that he is very cunning. NASB 1995 “Go now, make more sure, and investigate and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for I am told that he is very cunning. NASB 1977 “Go now, make more sure, and investigate and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for I am told that he is very cunning. Legacy Standard Bible Go now, make more sure, and know and see his place—where his very foot is—and who has seen him there; for I am told that he is very crafty. Amplified Bible Go now, be very persistent and investigate, and see where his haunt is and who has seen him there; for I am told he is very cunning. Christian Standard Bible Go and check again. Investigate where he goes and who has seen him there; they tell me he is extremely cunning. Holman Christian Standard Bible Go and check again. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there; they tell me he is extremely cunning. American Standard Version Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there; for it is told me that he dealeth very subtly. Contemporary English Version Now please do just a little more for me. Find out exactly where David is, as well as where he goes, and who has seen him there. I've been told that he's very tricky. English Revised Version Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly. GOD'S WORD® Translation Please make more plans, and watch where he goes. Who has seen him there? I'm told he's very clever. Good News Translation Go and make sure once more; find out for certain where he is and who has seen him there. I hear that he is very cunning. International Standard Version Go and again make sure, find out and investigate where he is and who has seen him there, for people tell me that he's very clever. Majority Standard Bible Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning. NET Bible Go and make further arrangements. Determine precisely where he is and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning. New Heart English Bible Please go investigate again, and look around and learn the place where his swift foot is, for I am told that he is very clever. Webster's Bible Translation Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know, and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told to me that he dealeth very subtilly. World English Bible Please go make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for I have been told that he is very cunning. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionnow go prepare yet, and know and see his place where his foot is; who has seen him there? For [one] has said to me, He is very cunning. Young's Literal Translation go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his foot is; who hath seen him there? for one hath said unto me, He is very subtile. Smith's Literal Translation Go now, prepare yet, and know, and see his place where his foot shall be, who saw him there: for it was said to me being crafty, he will be crafty. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleGo therefore, I pray you, and use all diligence, and curiously inquire, and consider the place where his foot is, and who hath seen him there: for he thinketh of me, that I lie craftily in wait for him. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, I beg you, go forth, and prepare diligently, and act carefully. And consider the place where his foot may be, and who may have seen him there. For he thinks, concerning me, that I craftily plan treachery against him. New American Bible Go now and make sure once more! Take note of the place where he sets foot for I am told that he is very cunning. New Revised Standard Version Go and make sure once more; find out exactly where he is, and who has seen him there; for I am told that he is very cunning. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleReturn and search and find the place where his haunt is and learn who has seen him there; for I am told that he is very subtle. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Go, return, find out his dwelling and know and see the place where his foot may be where anyone has seen him, for they have said to me that he is very subtle OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there; for it is told me that he dealeth very subtly. Brenton Septuagint Translation Go, I pray you, and make preparations yet, and notice his place where his foot shall be, quickly, in that place which ye spoke of, lest by any means he should deal craftily. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Saul Pursues David…21“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me. 22Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning. 23Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”… Cross References Psalm 54:1-3 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?” Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might! / Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth. / For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God. Selah Psalm 31:4 You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge. Psalm 56:5-6 All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise. / They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life. Psalm 59:3-4 See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD. / For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice. Psalm 140:1-5 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence, / who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long. / They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah ... Jeremiah 11:18-19 And the LORD informed me, so I knew. Then You showed me their deeds. / For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.” Jeremiah 18:18 Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.” Proverbs 26:24-26 A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart. / When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart. / Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. Proverbs 29:10 Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life. Micah 7:5-6 Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms. / For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household. Matthew 10:16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Matthew 26:4 and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him. Mark 14:1 Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him. Luke 20:20 So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor. John 11:53 So from that day on they plotted to kill Him. Treasury of Scripture Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there: for it is told me that he deals very subtly. haunt is [heb] foot shall be Job 5:13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. Jump to Previous Crafty Cunning David Dealeth Deals Deceit Expert Haunt Investigate Please Preparation Prepare Steps Subtilly Subtly Sure Track UsuallyJump to Next Crafty Cunning David Dealeth Deals Deceit Expert Haunt Investigate Please Preparation Prepare Steps Subtilly Subtly Sure Track Usually1 Samuel 23 1. David, enquiring of the Lord by Abiathar, rescues Keilah7. God showing him the coming of Saul, and the treachery of the Keilites, 13. he escapes from Keilah 14. In Ziph Jonathan comes and comforts him 19. The Ziphites discover him to Saul 25. At Maon he is rescued from Saul by the invasion of the Philistines 29. He dwells at En Gedi Please go and find out more This phrase reflects Saul's desperation and determination to capture David. The Hebrew root for "find out" is "yada," which means to know or to ascertain by seeing. This implies a deep, investigative pursuit, not just a casual inquiry. Saul's request underscores the intensity of his obsession with David, highlighting the lengths to which he is willing to go to eliminate his perceived rival. Historically, this reflects the political tension and personal vendetta that Saul harbored against David, who was anointed by God to be the next king of Israel. See where he usually goes and who has seen him there They tell me he is very crafty Hebrew Pleaseנָ֞א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' go לְכוּ־ (lə·ḵū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and prepare הָכִ֣ינוּ (hā·ḵî·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3559: To be erect further. ע֗וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more Investigate וּדְע֤וּ (ū·ḏə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3045: To know and watch וּרְאוּ֙ (ū·rə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see carefully where אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he goes תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה (tih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be and who מִ֥י (mî) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix has seen רָאָ֖הוּ (rā·’ā·hū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see him there, שָׁ֑ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither for כִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I am told that אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say he הֽוּא׃ (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is extremely עָר֥וֹם (‘ā·rō·wm) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 6191: To be, bare, to be cunning cunning. יַעְרִ֖ם (ya‘·rim) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6196: The plane tree Links 1 Samuel 23:22 NIV1 Samuel 23:22 NLT 1 Samuel 23:22 ESV 1 Samuel 23:22 NASB 1 Samuel 23:22 KJV 1 Samuel 23:22 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 23:22 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 23:22 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 23:22 French Bible 1 Samuel 23:22 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 23:22 Please go make yet more sure (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |