1 Samuel 23:21

21 And Saul said , Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me

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 came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying , Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

20 Now 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.

21 And Saul said , Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me

22 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 .

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.