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

4David sent out spies, and he learned that Saul was definitely coming. 5David then set out and came to the place where Saul had camped. And David saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the commander of his army; and Saul was lying in the circle of the camp, and the people were camped around him. Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” And Abishai said, “I will go down with you.” 7So David and Abishai came to the people by night, and behold, Saul lay sleeping inside the circle of the camp with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people were lying around him. 8Then Abishai said to David, “Today God has handed your enemy over to you; now then, please let me pin him with the spear to the ground with one thrust, and I will not do it to him a second time.”

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

• Then Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ăchîymelek · AhimelechH288
• the Hittiteחִתִּיchittîy · HittiteH2850
• Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי'ăbîyshay 'abshay · AbishaiH52
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Zeruiahצְרוּיָהtserûyâh · ZeruiahH6870
• Joab’sיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• Whoמִיmîy · who?H4310
• will goיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• with me to Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• in the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 26:6

• Genesis 10:15Canaan fathered Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
• Genesis 15:20the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Rephaim,
• 2 Samuel 11:6Then David sent word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.
• 2 Samuel 12:9Why have you despised the word of the Lord, by doing evil in His sight? You have struck and killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, you have taken his wife as your wife, and you have slaughtered him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.
• 2 Samuel 23:39and Uriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all.
• 2 Samuel 2:18Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel; and Asahel was as swift-footed as one of the gazelles that is in the field.
• 2 Samuel 16:9Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Now let me go over and cut off his head.”
• 2 Samuel 18:5But the king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently with the young man Absalom for my sake.” And all the people heard when the king commanded all the commanders regarding Absalom.
• 2 Samuel 23:18Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name as well as the three.
• 1 Chronicles 2:16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abshai, Joab, and Asahel.
• 1 Chronicles 2:15Ozem, the sixth, and David, the seventh.
• 1 Samuel 14:6Then Jonathan said to the young man who was carrying his armor, “Come, and let’s cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men; perhaps the Lord will work for us, because the Lord is not limited to saving by many or by few!”
• Judges 7:10But if you are afraid to go down, go with Purah your servant down to the 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