1 Samuel 23:21

21 Saul replied, "May the LORD bless you because you were concerned about 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 The people of Ziph went up to Saul at Gibeah. They said, "David is hiding among us. He's hiding in places of safety at Horesh. Horesh is south of Jeshimon on the hill of Hakilah

20 King Saul, come down when it pleases you to come. It will be our duty to hand David over to you."

21 Saul replied, "May the LORD bless you because you were concerned about me

22 Make sure you are right. Go and check things out again. Find out where David usually goes. Find out who has seen him there. People tell me he's very tricky.

23 Find out about all of the hiding places he uses. Come back to me with all of the facts. I'll go with you. Suppose he's in the area. Then I'll track him down among all of the family groups of Judah."