God’s Word Translation
1 Samuel 22:9
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.
1 Samuel 22:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
- New International Version (NIV)But Doeg the Edomite, who was standing with Saul’s officials, said, “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelek son of Ahitub at Nob.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, "I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, “I saw the son of Jesse going to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
Context of 1 Samuel 22:9
7He said to his officials, “Listen here, men of Benjamin! Will Jesse’s son give every one of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all officers over a regiment or a battalion of soldiers? 8All of you are plotting against me, and no one informed me when my son entered into a loyalty pledge with Jesse’s son. No one felt sorry for me and informed me that my son has encouraged my servant David to ambush me, as he’s doing now.” Then 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. 10Ahimelech prayed to the Lord for David and gave him food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine.” 11Then the king sent for the priest Ahimelech, who was Ahitub’s son, and his entire family who were the priests in Nob. All of them came to the king.
Read all of 1 Samuel 221 Samuel 22:9 word by word
וַיַּ֜עַן דֹּאֵ֣ג הָאֲדֹמִ֗י וְה֛וּא נִצָּ֥ב עַל־עַבְדֵֽי־שָׁא֖וּל וַיֹּאמַ֑ר רָאִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־בֶּן־יִשַׁ֔י בָּ֣א נֹ֔בֶה אֶל־אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ בֶּן־אֲחִטֽוּב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
- Doegדֹּאֵגdô'êg dô'êg · DoegH1673
- the Edomiteאֲדֹמִי'ĕdômîy · EdomiteH130
- which was setנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324
- over the servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- of Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- I sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Jesseיִשַׁיyishay 'îyshay · JesseH3448
- comingבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to Nobנֹבnôb · NobH5011
- to Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ăchîymelek · AhimelechH288
- of Ahitubאֲחִיטוּב'ăchîyţûb · AhitubH285
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 22:9
- 1 Samuel 21:7That 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.
- Psalms 52:1Why do you brag about the evil you’ve done, you hero? The mercy of God lasts all day long!
- Proverbs 19:5A lying witness will not go unpunished. One who tells lies will not escape.
- Proverbs 29:12If a ruler pays attention to lies, all his servants become wicked.
- Ezekiel 22:9Some of your people slander. They want to kill people. People who live in you eat food sacrificed to idols at the worship sites on the hills, and they sin sexually.
- Matthew 26:59The chief priests and the whole council were searching for false testimony to use against Jesus in order to execute him.
- 1 Samuel 21:1David went to the priest Ahimelech at Nob. Ahimelech was trembling as he went to meet David. “Why are you alone?” he asked David. “Why is no one with you?”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 22:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul - In 1 Samuel 21:7; he is said to be the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul, and the Septuagint intimate that he was over the mules of Saul. Probably he was what we call the king's equery or groom.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. 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
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Doeg ... set over the servants--Septuagint, "the mules of Saul."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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