1 Samuel 26:4

“David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.”

"David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed." - 1 Samuel 26:4
Commentary

What does 1 Samuel 26:4 mean?

The passage 1 Samuel 26:4 from the King James Version (KJV) reads, "David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed." This verse comes from the larger narrative of the conflict between David and King Saul, which is a central focus of the book of 1…

Read full commentaryDevotional

The Unseen Warfare: Understanding the Battle Within

In the pages of the Old Testament, we find the remarkable story of David and Saul, two men entangled in a complex web of friendship, jealousy, and divine destiny. Our focal verse, 1 Samuel 26:4, states, "David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very…

Read devotionalPrayer

A Prayer for Discernment and Understanding in Times of Conflict

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart yearning for clarity and wisdom. As I meditate on the scripture from 1 Samuel 26:4, where it is written, "David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed," I am reminded of the ever-present need…

Read prayer

Artwork for 1 Samuel 26:4

See all →
1 Samuel 26:4 - "David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed."
1 Samuel 2:26 - "And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men."
1 samuel 4:1
1 Samuel 15:26 (KJVA) 26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
1 Samuel 26:1 - "And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?"
1 Samuel 4:12
1 Samuel 3:4 - "That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I."
1 Samuel 15:26 - "And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel."
1 Samuel 9:26 - "And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad."
"And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men." - 1 Samuel 2:26
1 Samuel 8:4 - "Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,"
1 Samuel 4:18
1 Samuel 4:18
1 Samuel 4:18
1 Samuel 10:26 - "¶ And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched."
1 Samuel 26:22 - "And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it."
1 Samuel 4:1 - "And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek."
1 Samuel 17:4-8
1 Samuel 5: 3-4
1 Samuel 1:26 - "And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD."
1 Samuel 4:14-16
1 Samuel 18:26 - "And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired."
1 Samuel 26:13 - "¶ Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:"
1 Samuel 26:9 - "And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?"
1 Samuel 20:26 - "Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean."
1 Samuel 26:2 - "Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph."
1 Samuel 26:3 - "And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness."
1 Samuel 26:17 - "And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king."
1 Samuel 2:4 - "The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength."