1 Samuel 26:6

1 Samuel 26:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.
• New International Version (NIV)David then asked Ahimelek the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down into the camp with me to Saul?” “I’ll go with you,” said Abishai.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Joab's brother Abishai the son of Zeruiah, "Who will go down with me into the camp to Saul?" And Abishai said, "I will go down with you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then David answered, and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” And Abishai said, “I will go down with you.”

Context of 1 Samuel 26:6

4So David sent some men to see if that was true. They discovered that Saul had arrived at Hakilah. 5One night, David went secretly to Saul's camp. Saul was asleep in the middle of the tents. The leader of his army, Ner's son Abner, was with him. He was asleep too. The army was all around them. David could see all this. David spoke to two of his men. One of them was Ahimelech, a Hittite man. The other man was Abishai, who was Joab's brother (Zeruiah was their mother). David asked them, ‘Which one of you will go down into Saul's camp with me?’ Abishai said, ‘I will come with you.’ 7So David and Abishai went among Saul's army that night. They saw that Saul was asleep in the middle of the camp. He had pushed his spear into the ground near his head. Abner and the army were asleep around Saul. 8Abishai said to David, ‘Tonight God has given your enemy into your power. I will push Saul's spear through his body and fix him to the ground. I will only have to do it once to kill him. I will not need to do it again.’

1 Samuel 26:6 word by word

וַיַּ֨עַן דָּוִ֜ד וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ אֶל־אֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ הַחִתִּ֗י וְאֶל־אֲבִישַׁ֨י בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֜ה אֲחִ֤י יוֹאָב֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר מִֽי־יֵרֵ֥ד אִתִּ֛י אֶל־שָׁא֖וּל אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲבִישַׁ֔י אֲנִ֖י אֵרֵ֥ד עִמָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ăchîymelek · AhimelechH288
• the Hittiteחִתִּיchittîy · HittiteH2850
• and to Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי'ăbîyshay 'abshay · AbishaiH52
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Zeruiahצְרוּיָהtserûyâh · ZeruiahH6870
• brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• to Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• Who will go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• with me to Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• to the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 26:6

• Genesis 10:15Canaan was the father of Sidon, who was born first. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,
• Genesis 15:20Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,
• 2 Samuel 11:6So David sent a message to Joab. He said, ‘Send Uriah the Hittite to me.’ So Joab sent Uriah to David.
• 2 Samuel 12:9But now you have not respected the Lord's command. You have done an evil thing. You caused Uriah the Hittite to die in a battle. You used the Ammonite soldiers to kill Uriah.
• 2 Samuel 23:39and Uriah the Hittite. There were 37 great soldiers if you count them all.
• 2 Samuel 2:18Zeruiah's three sons were there. They were Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Asahel could run as fast as a wild deer.
• 2 Samuel 16:9Then Zeruiah's son, Abishai, said to the king, ‘This man is only a useless dog! He must not curse you, my lord the king. I should go and cut off his head!’
• 2 Samuel 18:5The king commanded Joab, Abishai and Ittai, ‘Because the young man Absalom is my son, do not hurt him.’ All the soldiers heard David give this command to the three officers.
• 2 Samuel 23:18Abishai was the leader of David's 30 great soldiers. He was the brother of Zeruiah's son Joab. One time, he used his spear to fight 300 men and he killed them all. So he became as famous as the ‘Three Brave Soldiers’.
• 1 Chronicles 2:16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.
• 1 Chronicles 2:15His sixth son was Ozem and his seventh son was David.
• 1 Samuel 14:6Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armour, ‘Now we will go to the camp of those foreign people. Perhaps the Lord will help us to win the fight. He can win a battle whether there are many soldiers or only a few.’
• Judges 7:10But if you are afraid to attack them now, take your servant Purah down to their camp.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 26:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Abishai the son of Zeruiah - She was David's sister; and therefore Abishai and Joab were nephews to David.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Ahimelech the Hittite - Only mentioned here. Uriah was also a Hittite. Abishai - He was son of Zeruiah, David‘s sister, but probably about the same age as David. He because very famous as a warrior 2 Samuel 23:18, but was implicated with his brother Joab in the murder of Abner in retaliation for the death of their brother Asahel 2 Samuel 3:30.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6This is the only reference to Ahimelech the Hittite. Zeruiah was David’s sister (1 Chronicles 2:16), making Abishai David’s nephew. Zeruiah's sons (Abishai, Joab, and Asahel) were three of David’s most loyal followers (for example, 2 Samuel 2:18). But they sometimes caused him trouble (see 2 Samuel 3:39; 16:10; 19:22).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 26:6

• Abishai
• Ahimelech
• Citizens
• Hittites
• Loyalty
• Self-Control

In the dictionaries

• David
• Joab
• Saul
• Hittite
• Paul, Saul
• Abishai
• Hittites
• Ahimelech
• Samuel, Books of
• Abishai, or Abishai

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 26

• 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