1 Samuel 23:21

21 Saul said, "May you be blessed by the Lord for showing me compassion

1 Samuel 23:21 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 23:21

And Saul said, blessed [be] ye of the Lord
He highly commends them for the offer they made to him, blesses God for them, and desires the blessing of God upon them for it:

for ye have compassion on me;
pitied him on account of the troubles he met with from his son-in-law, were sorry for him, and sympathized with him, which others did not, of which he complained, ( 1 Samuel 22:8 ) .

1 Samuel 23:21 In-Context

19 Then some Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, "David is hiding among us in the strongholds of Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is south of Jeshimon

20 Now, O king, whenever you wish to come down, do so; and our part will be to surrender him into the king's hand."

21 Saul said, "May you be blessed by the Lord for showing me compassion

22 Go and make sure once more; find out exactly where he is, and who has seen him there; for I am told that he is very cunning.

23 Look around and learn all the hiding places where he lurks, and come back to me with sure information. Then I will go with you; and if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah."