God’s Word Translation
1 Samuel 22:14
14Ahimelech asked the king, “But whom among all your officials can you trust like David? Your Majesty, he’s your son-in-law, the commander of your bodyguard. He’s honored in your own household.
1 Samuel 22:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?
- New International Version (NIV)Ahimelek answered the king, “Who of all your servants is as loyal as David, the king’s son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard and highly respected in your household?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then Ahimelech answered the king, "And who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and captain over your bodyguard, and honored in your house?
- New King James Version (NKJV)So Ahimelech answered the king and said, “And who among all your servants is as faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, who goes at your bidding, and is honorable in your house?
Context of 1 Samuel 22:14
12Saul said, “Listen here, son of Ahitub!” “Yes, sir?” he responded. 13Saul asked him, “Why did you and Jesse’s son plot against me? You gave him bread and a sword and prayed to God for him so that he can rise up against me and ambush me, as he’s doing now.” Ahimelech asked the king, “But whom among all your officials can you trust like David? Your Majesty, he’s your son-in-law, the commander of your bodyguard. He’s honored in your own household. 15Is this the first time I have prayed to God for him? Not at all! You shouldn’t blame me or anyone in my family for this. I knew nothing at all about this.” 16Saul said, “Ahimelech, you and your entire family are going to die.”
Read all of 1 Samuel 221 Samuel 22:14 word by word
וַיַּ֧עַן אֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר וּמִ֤י בְכָל־עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ כְּדָוִ֣ד נֶאֱמָ֔ן וַחֲתַ֥ן הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְסָ֥ר אֶל־מִשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ךָ וְנִכְבָּ֥ד בְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ăchîymelek · AhimelechH288
- answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
- the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- faithfulאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
- among all thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- as Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- son in lawחָתָןchâthân · son-in-lawH2860
- and goethסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
- at thy biddingמִשְׁמַ֫עַתmishma‛ath · guardH4928
- and is honourableכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
- in thine houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 22:14
- 1 Samuel 19:4So Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul. “You should not commit a sin against your servant David,” he said. “He hasn’t sinned against you. Instead, he has done some very fine things for you:
- 1 Samuel 20:32Jonathan asked his father, “Why should he be killed? What has he done?”
- 1 Samuel 24:11My master, look at this! The border of your robe is in my hand! Since I cut off the border of your robe and didn’t kill you, you should know and be able to see I mean no harm or rebellion. I haven’t sinned against you, but you are trying to ambush me in order to take my life.
- 1 Samuel 26:23The Lord will reward any person who is righteous and faithful. The Lord handed you over to me today, but I refused to attack the Lord’s anointed king.
- 2 Samuel 22:23because all his judgments are in front of me and I have not turned away from his laws.
- Proverbs 24:11Rescue captives condemned to death, and spare those staggering toward their slaughter.
- Proverbs 31:8“Speak out for the one who cannot speak, for the rights of those who are doomed.
- 1 Samuel 22:13Saul asked him, “Why did you and Jesse’s son plot against me? You gave him bread and a sword and prayed to God for him so that he can rise up against me and ambush me, as he’s doing now.”
- 1 Samuel 17:25The men of Israel said, “Did you see that man coming ⌞from the Philistine lines⌟? He keeps coming to challenge Israel. The king will make the man who kills this Philistine very rich. He will give his daughter to that man to marry and elevate the social status of his family.”
- 1 Samuel 18:27David and his men went out and struck down 200 Philistines. David brought the foreskins, and they counted them out for the king so that David could become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal as his wife.
- 1 Samuel 18:13So he kept David away. He made David captain of a regiment. David led the troops out ⌞to battle⌟ and back again.
- 1 Samuel 21:2“The king ordered me to do something,” David answered the priest Ahimelech, “and he told me, ‘No one must know anything about this mission I’m sending you on and about the orders I’ve given you. I’ve stationed my young men at a certain place.’ ”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 22:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14And who is so faithful - The word נאמן neeman, which we here translate faithful, is probably the name of an officer. See the note on Numbers 12:7.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Goeth at thy bidding - Better, “has access to thy (private) audience,” or council (compare 2 Samuel 23:23, margin).Read the comment
- 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. 14the king’s son-in-law: David had married Saul's daughter (1 Samuel 18:17–29).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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