Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 23:23
See 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.
23. the thousands of Judah ] i.e. the families. See on 1Sa 10:19.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
i.e. Through all the parts of that tribe. Every tribe was divided into thousands, as counties are now with us into hundreds. See Jdg 6:15. Or, with all the thousands of Judah, i. e. I will raise against him all the forces of that tribe in which he trusteth and hideth himself. This he saith to animate them to the more vigorous prosecution of him.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself,…. Which he most frequents, that ye may be able to describe them, and the way to them, and easily find them when necessary:
and come ye again to me with the certainty; of time and place, when and where he may be certainly found:
and I will go with you; upon such certain intelligence: it is very much he did not seize this opportunity, and go directly with them; for by this delay, David being informed of the Ziphites coming to Saul to betray him, had time to depart elsewhere:
and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land; in the land of Israel, or rather in the land that is in the tribe of Judah:
that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah; through all the divisions of that tribe, which, as others, were divided into thousands, see Mic 5:2.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
They were to search him out in every corner (the object to must be supplied from the context). “ And come ye again to me with the certainty (i.e., when you have got some certain intelligence concerning his hiding-place), that I may go with you; and if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands (i.e., families) of Judah.”
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(23) Throughout all the thousands of Judah.The thousands (Heb., alaphim), as we learn from Num. 1:16; Num. 10:4, were the greater tribal divisions. Judah was especially mentioned by Saul as being the tribe of David, and where he found probably the larger number of his adherents. It was too, from its importance, the typical tribe, certainly in the southern part of Canaan.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
1Sa 23:23 See 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.
Ver. 23. See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places. ] Oh that we could, with like care, find out and ferret out the sin that doth so easily beset us – our dilectum delictum delightfully sweet.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
take knowledge of = get to know.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
take knowledge: Mar 14:1, Mar 14:10, Mar 14:11, Joh 18:2, Joh 18:3
I will search: 2Sa 17:11-13, 1Ki 18:10, Pro 1:16, Rom 3:15, Rom 3:16
the thousands: Num 10:36, Mic 5:2
Reciprocal: Exo 14:3 – They are entangled Num 1:16 – heads 1Sa 23:3 – Behold 1Sa 24:11 – thou huntest 1Sa 26:2 – Saul arose 2Sa 17:8 – thy father is 2Sa 17:12 – in some place 2Ki 6:13 – spy where Psa 10:8 – sitteth Psa 35:4 – that Psa 64:2 – secret Mat 2:8 – go Mar 14:44 – and lead Act 16:23 – to keep Heb 11:38 – wandered
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
23:23 See 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 {h} land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
(h) In your country of Ziph, which is in Judah.