1 Samuel 26:4

David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.

David {H1732} therefore sent out {H7971} spies {H7270}, and understood {H3045} that Saul {H7586} was come {H935} in very deed {H3559}.

So David dispatched spies and determined that Sha'ul had definitely come.

David sent out spies to verify that Saul had arrived.

David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty.

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Cross-References

  • Matthew 10:16 (3 votes)

    Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

  • Joshua 2:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.