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1 Samuel

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The king sat on his seat as usual, the seat by the wall; then Jonathan rose up and Abner sat down by Saul's side, but David's place was empty.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
The king king Noun H4428 הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ ham·me·lech
sat to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב vai·ye·shev
on his seat a seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellers Noun H4186 מֹ֨ושָׁבֹ֜ו mo·v·sha·vov
as usual, a beat, foot, anvil, occurrence Noun H6471 כְּפַ֣עַם ke·fa·'am
the seat a seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellers Noun H4186 מֹושַׁב֙ mo·v·shav
by the wall; a wall Noun H7023 הַקִּ֔יר hak·kir,
then Jonathan "the LORD has given," the name of a number of Isr. Noun H3083 יְהֹ֣ונָתָ֔ן ye·ho·v·na·tan,
rose to arise, stand up, stand Verb H6965 וַיָּ֙קָם֙ vai·ya·kam
up and Abner "my father is a lamp," an Isr. name Noun H74 אַבְנֵ֖ר av·ner
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sat down to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב vai·ye·shev
by Saul's "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 שָׁא֑וּל sha·'ul;
side, a side Noun H6654 מִצַּ֣ד mi·tzad
but David's perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִֽד׃ da·vid.
place a standing place, place Noun H4725 מְקֹ֥ום me·ko·vm
was empty. to attend to, visit, muster, appoint Verb H6485 וַיִּפָּקֵ֖ד vai·yip·pa·ked

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Abner

|my father is a lamp,| an Israelite Abner [N] [H] [S] father of light; i.e., "enlightening", the son of Ner and uncle of Saul. He was commander-in-chief of Saul's army ( 1 Samuel 14:50 ;  17:55 ;  20:25 ). He first introduced David to the court of Saul after the victory over Goliath ( 1 Samuel 17:57 ). After the death of Saul, David was made king over Judah, and rei... View Details

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 The king sat on his seat as usual, the seat by the wall; then Jonathan rose up and Abner sat down by Saul's side, but David's place was empty.
King James Bible The And the king sat on upon his seat seat, as usual, the at other times, even upon a seat by the wall; then wall: and Jonathan rose up arose, and Abner sat down by Saul's side, but and David's place was empty.
Hebrew Greek English The king sat on his seat as usual, the seat by the wall; then Jonathan rose up and Abner sat down by Saul's side, but David's place was empty.