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THE MESSAGE
1 Samuel 19:19
Saul was told, "David's at Naioth in Ramah." He immediately sent his men to capture him. They saw a band of prophets prophesying with Samuel presiding over them. Before they knew it, the Spirit of God was on them, too, and they were ranting and raving right along with the prophets!
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Christian Standard Bible®
When it was reported to Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah,
When it was reported to Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah,
Hebrew Names Version
It was told Sha'ul, saying, Behold, David is at Nayot in Ramah.
It was told Sha'ul, saying, Behold, David is at Nayot in Ramah.
King James Version
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
Lexham English Bible
And it was told to Saul, "David is in Naioth in Ramah."
And it was told to Saul, "David is in Naioth in Ramah."
English Standard Version
And it was told Saul, "Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah."
And it was told Saul, "Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah."
New Century Version
Saul heard that David was in Naioth at Ramah.
Saul heard that David was in Naioth at Ramah.
New English Translation
It was reported to Saul saying, "David is at Naioth in Ramah."
It was reported to Saul saying, "David is at Naioth in Ramah."
Amplified Bible
Saul was told, "David is at Naioth in Ramah."
Saul was told, "David is at Naioth in Ramah."
New American Standard Bible
But it was reported to Saul, saying, "Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah."
But it was reported to Saul, saying, "Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah."
Geneva Bible (1587)
But one tolde Saul, saying, Beholde, Dauid is at Naioth in Ramah.
But one tolde Saul, saying, Beholde, Dauid is at Naioth in Ramah.
Legacy Standard Bible
And it was told to Saul, saying, "Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah."
And it was told to Saul, saying, "Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah."
Contemporary English Version
Someone told Saul, "David is at Prophets Village in Ramah."
Someone told Saul, "David is at Prophets Village in Ramah."
Complete Jewish Bible
The news reached Sha'ul that David had been seen at the prophets' dormitory in Ramah.
The news reached Sha'ul that David had been seen at the prophets' dormitory in Ramah.
Darby Translation
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth by Ramah.
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth by Ramah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Saul heard that David was there in the camps near Ramah.
Saul heard that David was there in the camps near Ramah.
George Lamsa Translation
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Jonath which is in Ramtha.
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Jonath which is in Ramtha.
Good News Translation
Saul was told that David was in Naioth in Ramah,
Saul was told that David was in Naioth in Ramah,
Literal Translation
And it was told to Saul, saying, Behold, David is in Naioth in Ramah.
And it was told to Saul, saying, Behold, David is in Naioth in Ramah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And it was tolde Saul: Beholde, Dauid is at Naioth in Ramath.
And it was tolde Saul: Beholde, Dauid is at Naioth in Ramath.
American Standard Version
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
Bible in Basic English
And word was given to Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah.
And word was given to Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And one tolde Saul, saying: Beholde, Dauid is at Naioth in Rama.
And one tolde Saul, saying: Beholde, Dauid is at Naioth in Rama.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it was told Saul, saying: 'Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.'
And it was told Saul, saying: 'Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.'
King James Version (1611)
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, Dauid is at Naioth in Ramah.
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, Dauid is at Naioth in Ramah.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is in Navath in Rama.
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is in Navath in Rama.
English Revised Version
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
Berean Standard Bible
When it was reported to Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah,
When it was reported to Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe it was teld to Saul of men, seiynge, Lo! Dauid is in Naioth in Ramatha.
Forsothe it was teld to Saul of men, seiynge, Lo! Dauid is in Naioth in Ramatha.
Young's Literal Translation
And it is declared to Saul, saying, `Lo, David [is] in Naioth in Ramah.'
And it is declared to Saul, saying, `Lo, David [is] in Naioth in Ramah.'
Update Bible Version
And it was told Saul, saying, Look, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
And it was told Saul, saying, Look, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it was told to Saul, saying, Behold, David [is] at Naioth in Ramah.
And it was told to Saul, saying, Behold, David [is] at Naioth in Ramah.
World English Bible
It was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
It was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
New King James Version
Now it was told Saul, saying, "Take note, David is at Naioth in Ramah!"
Now it was told Saul, saying, "Take note, David is at Naioth in Ramah!"
New Living Translation
When the report reached Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah,
When the report reached Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah,
New Life Bible
Saul was told, "See, David is at Naioth in Ramah."
Saul was told, "See, David is at Naioth in Ramah."
New Revised Standard
Saul was told, "David is at Naioth in Ramah."
Saul was told, "David is at Naioth in Ramah."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it was told Saul, saying, - Lo! David, is in Naioth, in Ramah.
And it was told Saul, saying, - Lo! David, is in Naioth, in Ramah.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it was told Saul by some, saying: Behold David is in Najoth, in Ramatha.
And it was told Saul by some, saying: Behold David is in Najoth, in Ramatha.
Revised Standard Version
And it was told Saul, "Behold, David is at Nai'oth in Ramah."
And it was told Saul, "Behold, David is at Nai'oth in Ramah."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
It was told Saul, saying, "Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah."
It was told Saul, saying, "Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah."
Contextual Overview
18 Michal said, "He threatened me. He said, ‘Help me out of here or I'll kill you.'" David made good his escape and went to Samuel at Ramah and told him everything Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel withdrew to the privacy of Naioth. 19Saul was told, "David's at Naioth in Ramah." He immediately sent his men to capture him. They saw a band of prophets prophesying with Samuel presiding over them. Before they knew it, the Spirit of God was on them, too, and they were ranting and raving right along with the prophets! 21 That was reported back to Saul, and he dispatched more men. They, too, were soon prophesying. So Saul tried a third time—a third set of men—and they ended up mindlessly raving as well! 22 Fed up, Saul went to Ramah himself. He came to the big cistern at Secu and inquired, "Where are Samuel and David?" A bystander said, "Over at Naioth in Ramah." 23As he headed out for Naioth in Ramah, the Spirit of God was on him, too. All the way to Naioth he was caught up in a babbling trance! He ripped off his clothes and lay there rambling gibberish before Samuel for a day and a night, stretched out naked. People are still talking about it: "Saul among the prophets! Who would have guessed?"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
1 Samuel 22:9, 1 Samuel 22:10, 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Samuel 26:1, Proverbs 29:12
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 20:1 - fled 1 Corinthians 14:32 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 19:1
The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting at the city gate. He saw them and got up to welcome them, bowing before them and said, "Please, my friends, come to my house and stay the night. Wash up. You can rise early and be on your way refreshed." They said, "No, we'll sleep in the street."
The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting at the city gate. He saw them and got up to welcome them, bowing before them and said, "Please, my friends, come to my house and stay the night. Wash up. You can rise early and be on your way refreshed." They said, "No, we'll sleep in the street."
Genesis 19:14
Lot went out and warned the fiancés of his daughters, "Evacuate this place; God is about to destroy this city!" But his daughters' would-be husbands treated it as a joke.
Lot went out and warned the fiancés of his daughters, "Evacuate this place; God is about to destroy this city!" But his daughters' would-be husbands treated it as a joke.
Genesis 19:16
Lot was dragging his feet. The men grabbed Lot's arm, and the arms of his wife and daughters— God was so merciful to them!—and dragged them to safety outside the city. When they had them outside, Lot was told, "Now run for your life! Don't look back! Don't stop anywhere on the plain—run for the hills or you'll be swept away."
Lot was dragging his feet. The men grabbed Lot's arm, and the arms of his wife and daughters— God was so merciful to them!—and dragged them to safety outside the city. When they had them outside, Lot was told, "Now run for your life! Don't look back! Don't stop anywhere on the plain—run for the hills or you'll be swept away."
Genesis 19:26
But Lot's wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt.
But Lot's wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt.
1 Samuel 27:1
David thought to himself, "Sooner or later, Saul's going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to Philistine country. Saul will count me a lost cause and quit hunting me down in every nook and cranny of Israel. I'll be out of his reach for good."
David thought to himself, "Sooner or later, Saul's going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to Philistine country. Saul will count me a lost cause and quit hunting me down in every nook and cranny of Israel. I'll be out of his reach for good."
Mark 9:19
Jesus said, "What a generation! No sense of God! How many times do I have to go over these things? How much longer do I have to put up with this? Bring the boy here." They brought him. When the demon saw Jesus, it threw the boy into a seizure, causing him to writhe on the ground and foam at the mouth.
Jesus said, "What a generation! No sense of God! How many times do I have to go over these things? How much longer do I have to put up with this? Bring the boy here." They brought him. When the demon saw Jesus, it threw the boy into a seizure, causing him to writhe on the ground and foam at the mouth.
Romans 8:31
So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn't hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn't gladly and freely do for us? And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God's chosen? Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ's love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture: They kill us in cold blood because they hate you. We're sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one. None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I'm absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God's love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.
So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn't hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn't gladly and freely do for us? And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God's chosen? Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ's love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture: They kill us in cold blood because they hate you. We're sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one. None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I'm absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God's love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And it was told Saul,.... By some officious persons who saw David at Ramah, and observed that he and Samuel went together to Naioth:
saying, behold, David [is] at Naioth, in Ramah; or near it; according to R. Isaiah, Ramah was the name of a hill, or mountain, so called from its height, and Naioth the name of a place on it; it signifies pastures and pleasant places, as meadows and pastures are; and here in the fields near Ramah was the house of doctrine, as the Targum calls it, or the school of the prophets, being pleasant and retired, and fit for study.
