1 Samuel 23:21
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.In other versions
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have had compassion on me.
ASV
And Saul said, The Lord's blessing will be yours, for you have had pity on me.
BBE
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have compassion upon me.
DBY
Saul said, Blessed be you of Yahweh; for you have had compassion on me.
WEB
And Saul saith, `Blessed `are' ye of Jehovah, for ye have pity on me;
YLT
And Saul said, Blessed be all of you of the LORD; for all of you have compassion on me.
ENG
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
WBT
“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.
BSB
In context
19Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
20Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.
21And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
22Go, 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.
23See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Saul