Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”
Parallel translations
- WEB But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come; for the Philistines have made a raid on the land!”
- KJV But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
- NKJV But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have invaded the land!”
- NASB But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have launched an attack against the land!”
- NLT an urgent message reached Saul that the Philistines were raiding Israel again.
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Quick answer
A messenger urgently summons Saul to repel a Philistine raid on the land.
Overview
At the critical moment, news of a Philistine invasion forces Saul to break off his pursuit. This providential interruption rescues David just as capture loomed. The timing reveals the LORD's sovereign hand orchestrating events to protect His anointed without David lifting a finger.
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Cross-references · 6
- 2 Kgs 19:9Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
- Ps 116:3The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
- Rev 12:16But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.
- 1 Chr 14:13Once again the Philistines raided the valley.
- Deut 32:36For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
- Gen 22:14And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
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