1 Samuel 22:12

1 Samuel 22:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Saul said, “Listen now, son of Ahitub.” “Yes, my lord,” he answered.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Saul said, "Hear now, son of Ahitub." And he answered, "Here I am, my lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Saul said, “Hear now, son of Ahitub!” He answered, “Here I am, my lord.”

Context of 1 Samuel 22:12

10He inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.” 11Then the king arranged for a meeting with the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub and all the priests of his father’s house who were at Nob. They all came to the king. Then Saul said, “Listen, son of Ahitub.” He replied, “Here I am, my lord.” 13Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and this son of Jesse? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God on his behalf, so that he opposes me and waits in ambush, as is the case today!” 14Ahimelech replied to the king, “Who among all your servants is faithful like David? He is the king’s son-in-law, the leader of your bodyguard, and honored in your house!

1 Samuel 22:12 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל שְֽׁמַֽע־נָ֖א בֶּן־אֲחִיט֑וּב וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנְנִ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• now, thou sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Ahitubאֲחִיטוּב'ăchîyţûb · AhitubH285
• my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 22:12

• 1 Samuel 22:7Saul said to his servants who were stationed around him, “Listen up, you Benjaminites! Is Jesse’s son giving fields and vineyards to all of you? Or is he making all of you commanders and officers?
• 2 Samuel 9:6When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed low with his face toward the ground. David said, “Mephibosheth?” He replied, “Yes, at your service.”
• Isaiah 65:1“I made myself available to those who did not ask for me; I appeared to those who did not look for me. I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’ to a nation that did not invoke my name.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 22:12

• 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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 22:12

• Abiathar
• Accusation, False
• Ahijah
• Ahimelech
• Ahitub
• Falsehood
• Government
• Holy Spirit
• Malice
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Abiathar
• Ahimelech
• Ahitub
• David
• Mizpah
• Jesse
• Judge
• Nob

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