1 Samuel 21:7

1 Samuel 21:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
• New International Version (NIV)Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the Lord; he was Doeg the Edomite, Saul’s chief shepherd.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord. His name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul's herdsmen.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord. And his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul.

Context of 1 Samuel 21:7

5David answered the priest, “Of course women have been kept away from us as usual when we go ⌞on a mission⌟. The young men’s bodies are kept holy even on ordinary campaigns. How much more then will their bodies be holy today?” 6So the priest gave him holy ⌞bread⌟ because he only had the bread of the presence which had been taken from the Lord’s presence and replaced with warm bread that day. That same day one of Saul’s servants who was obligated to stay in the Lord’s presence was there. His name was Doeg. A foreman for Saul’s shepherds, he was from Edom. 8David asked Ahimelech, “Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I didn’t take either my spear or any other weapon because the king’s business was urgent.” 9The chief priest answered, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Elah Valley, is here. It is wrapped in a cloth behind the priestly ephod. If you want to take it, take it. There’s no other weapon here.” David said, “There’s none like it. Let me have the sword.”

1 Samuel 21:7 word by word

וְשָׁ֡ם אִישׁ֩ מֵעַבְדֵ֨י שָׁא֜וּל בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא נֶעְצָר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וּשְׁמ֖וֹ דֹּאֵ֣ג הָאֲדֹמִ֑י אַבִּ֥יר הָרֹעִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְשָׁאֽוּל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now a certain manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of the servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• of Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• there that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• detainedעָצַר‛âtsar · to restrainH6113
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Doegדֹּאֵגdô'êg dô'êg · DoegH1673
• an Edomiteאֲדֹמִי'ĕdômîy · EdomiteH130
• the chiefestאַבִּיר'abbîyr · mighty: strongH47
• of the herdmenרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 21:7

• Jeremiah 7:9You steal, murder, commit adultery, lie when you take oaths, burn incense as an offering to Baal, and run after other gods that you do not know.
• Ezekiel 33:31Then they come to you, as if they are still my people, and they sit down in front of you. They listen to what you say, but they don’t do it. They say that they love me, but in their hearts they chase dishonest profits.
• Amos 8:5You say to yourselves, “When will the New Moon Festival be over so that we can sell more grain? When will the day of rest—a holy day, be over so that we can sell more wheat? We can shrink the size of the bushel baskets, increase the cost, and cheat with dishonest scales.
• Matthew 15:8‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
• Acts 21:26The next day, Paul took the men and went through the purification ceremony with them. Then he went into the temple courtyard to announce the time when the purification would be over and the sacrifice would be offered for each of them.
• 1 Samuel 22:9Then Doeg from Edom, standing with Saul’s officials, answered him, “I saw Jesse’s son when he came to Ahimelech, Ahitub’s son, in Nob.
• Psalms 52:1Why do you brag about the evil you’ve done, you hero? The mercy of God lasts all day long!
• 1 Samuel 11:5Just then Saul was coming from the field behind some oxen. “Why are these people crying?” Saul asked. So they told him the news about the men of Jabesh.
• Genesis 13:7Quarrels broke out between Abram’s herders and Lot’s herders. (Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in that area.)
• Genesis 26:20The herders from Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herders, claiming, “This water is ours!” So Isaac named the well Esek [Argument], because they had argued with him.
• 1 Chronicles 27:29for the herds grazing in Sharon Shitrai from Sharon for the herds in the valleys Shaphat, son of Adlai
• 2 Chronicles 26:10He built towers in the desert. He dug many cisterns because he had a lot of herds in the foothills and the plains. He had farmers and vineyard workers in the mountains and the fertile fields because he loved the soil.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 21:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Detained before the Lord - Probably fulfilling some vow to the Lord, and therefore for a time resident at the tabernacle. And his name was Doeg - From 1 Samuel 22:9; we learn that this man betrayed David's secret to Saul, which caused him to destroy the city, and slay eighty-five priests. We learn from its title that the fifty-second Psalm was made on this occasion; but titles are not to be implicitly trusted.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Detained before the Lord - Either to fulfill a vow Acts 21:23-27, or on account of uncleanness, or under the law of lepers Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:11, Leviticus 13:21, or as a proselyte. It is not impossible that Doeg may have been in custody or in sanctuary for some crime.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7detained before the LORD: Ahimelech asked God for guidance on behalf of others (1 Samuel 22:15). Because of this, Doeg may have been waiting for an answer to a question he had brought before God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Doeg, an Edomite--who had embraced the Hebrew religion. detained before the Lord--at the tabernacle, perhaps, in the performance of a vow, or from its being the Sabbath, which rendered it unlawful for him to prosecute his journey. the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul--Eastern monarchs anciently had large possessions in flocks and herds; and the office of the chief shepherd was an important one. 1Sa 21:9. He Takes Goliath's Sword.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 21:7

• Betrayal
• Confidence
• Doeg

In the dictionaries

• Saul
• Edom, Edomite, Idumea
• Paul, Saul
• That Day
• Ahimelech
• David
• Doeg
• Herdsman
• Judges, Book of
• Manner

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 21

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary