1 Samuel 23:22 Meaning
Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.
Context Explained
20Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.
21And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
22Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.
23See 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.
24And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Proverbs 22:3
The wisdom of being cautious in the face of danger relates to David's careful planning.
Matthew 10:16
Jesus' advice to be wise as serpents connects with David's need for cunning.
1 Peter 5:8
Being alert to danger is a common theme in both David's story and Peter's exhortation.
Source: 1 Samuel 23:22