Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 22:12
12Then Saul said, “Listen, son of Ahitub!” “I’m at your service, my lord,” he said.
1 Samuel 22:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Saul said, “Listen now, son of Ahitub.” “Yes, my lord,” he answered.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Saul said, "Hear now, son of Ahitub." And he answered, "Here I am, my lord."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Saul said, “Hear now, son of Ahitub!” He answered, “Here I am, my lord.”
Context of 1 Samuel 22:12
10Ahimelech inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.” 11The king sent messengers to summon the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub, and his father’s whole family, who were priests in Nob. All of them came to the king. Then Saul said, “Listen, son of Ahitub!” “I’m at your service, my lord,” he said. 13Saul asked him, “Why did you and Jesse’s son conspire against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him, so he could rise up against me and wait in ambush, as is the case today.” 14Ahimelech replied to the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David? He is the king’s son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard, and honored in your house.
Read all of 1 Samuel 221 Samuel 22:12 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל שְֽׁמַֽע־נָ֖א בֶּן־אֲחִיט֑וּב וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנְנִ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 22:12
- 1 Samuel 22:7Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin: Is Jesse’s son going to give all of you fields and vineyards? Do you think he’ll make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?
- 2 Samuel 9:6Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul came to David, fell facedown, and paid homage. David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.
- Isaiah 65:1“I was sought by those who did not ask; I was found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that did not call on my name.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 22:12
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-19Verses 6-19 See the nature of jealous malice and its pitiful arts. Saul looks upon all about him as his enemies, because they do not just say as he says. In Ahimelech's answer to Saul we have the language of conscious innocence. But what wickedness will not the evil spirit hurry men to when he gets the dominion! Saul alleges that which was utterly false and unproved. But the most bloody tyrants have found instruments of their cruelty as barbarous as…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23Saul’s character is clear here. He could not take revenge on David himself. Instead, Saul killed those he believed had helped David.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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