Behold . Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 .
the LORD . Hebrew. Jehovah . App-4 .
men . Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14 .
hand . Some codices, with one early printed edition, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "hands".
fled. Compare 1 Samuel 22:20 . This verse is the Figure of speech Hysteresis. App-6 .
God . Hebrew. Elohim . App-4 .
delivered . Hebrew. nakar. A homonym. Compare Deuteronomy 32:27 , "behave strangely"; Job 34:19 , regard or acknowledge. Here = to deliver.
secretly practised = contrived.
men = masters, or lords. Hebrew. ba ' alim.
as = according as.
life = soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 .
covenant . Some codices, with two early printed editions, add "in a wood".
soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 .
prepare . Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "and prepare".
haunt = track, or trail.
take knowledge of = get to know.
the wilderness = a wild forest or park-like country. Carmel of Judah. Not Carmel of Manasseh.
seek him . Some codices, with one early printed edition (margin), read "seek David".
into a rock = from the rock.
Saul . Some codices, with one early printed edition (margin), add "and his men".
for fear of Saul = from the face of Saul.
Sela-hammahlekoth = the cliff of divisions or separations. Now Wady Malaky, where two forces could be inaccessible the one to the other, and yet within sight and hearing.
Behold . Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 .
the LORD . Hebrew. Jehovah . App-4 .
men . Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14 .
hand . Some codices, with one early printed edition, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "hands".
fled. Compare 1 Samuel 22:20 . This verse is the Figure of speech Hysteresis. App-6 .
God . Hebrew. Elohim . App-4 .
delivered . Hebrew. nakar. A homonym. Compare Deuteronomy 32:27 , "behave strangely"; Job 34:19 , regard or acknowledge. Here = to deliver.
secretly practised = contrived.
men = masters, or lords. Hebrew. ba ' alim.
as = according as.
mountain = hill country.
life = soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 .
covenant . Some codices, with two early printed editions, add "in a wood".
the Ziphites . See Psalms 51:1 .
soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 .
prepare . Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "and prepare".
haunt = track, or trail.
take knowledge of = get to know.
the wilderness = a wild forest or park-like country. Carmel of Judah. Not Carmel of Manasseh.
seek him . Some codices, with one early printed edition (margin), read "seek David".
into a rock = from the rock.
Saul . Some codices, with one early printed edition (margin), add "and his men".
for fear of Saul = from the face of Saul.
Sela-hammahlekoth = the cliff of divisions or separations. Now Wady Malaky, where two forces could be inaccessible the one to the other, and yet within sight and hearing.