3 I will go out and stand with my father in the field where you are. I'll speak to him about you and will tell you what I find out."

Other Translations of 1 Samuel 19:3

King James Version

3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.

English Standard Version

3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak to my father about you. And if I learn anything I will tell you."

The Message

3 I'll go out with my father into the field where you are hiding. I'll talk about you with my father and we'll see what he says. Then I'll report back to you."

New King James Version

3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak with my father about you. Then what I observe, I will tell you."

New Living Translation

3 I'll ask my father to go out there with me, and I'll talk to him about you. Then I'll tell you everything I can find out."

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 19:3

Commentary on 1 Samuel 19:1-10

(Read 1 Samuel 19:1-10)

How forcible are right words! Saul was, for a time, convinced of the unreasonableness of his enmity to David; but he continued his malice against David. So incurable is the hatred of the seed of the serpent against that of the woman; so deceitful and desperately wicked is the heart of man without the grace of God, Jeremiah 17:9.