1 Samuel 22:10

1 Samuel 22:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he enquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
• New International Version (NIV)Ahimelek inquired of the Lord for him; he also gave him provisions and the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and he inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."
• New Living Translation (NLT)Ahimelech consulted the Lord for him. Then he gave him food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

Context of 1 Samuel 22:10

8All of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who reveals to me that my son has made a covenant with the son of Jesse; and there is not one of you who is sorry for me or reveals to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as it is this day.” 9Then 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. And he inquired of the Lord for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.” 11So the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests who were in Nob. And they all came to the king. 12And Saul said, “Hear now, son of Ahitub!” He answered, “Here I am, my lord.”

1 Samuel 22:10 word by word

וַיִּשְׁאַל־לוֹ֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה וְצֵידָ֖ה נָ֣תַן ל֑וֹ וְאֵ֗ת חֶ֛רֶב גָּלְיָ֥ת הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י נָ֥תַן לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he enquiredשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• for him, and gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• him victualsצֵידָהtsêydâh tsêdâh · provisionH6720
• him the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• of Goliathגׇּלְיַתgolyath · GoliathH1555
• the Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 22:10

• 1 Samuel 22:13Then Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as it is this day?”
• 1 Samuel 23:2Therefore David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” And the Lord said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines, and save Keilah.”
• 1 Samuel 30:8So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.”
• Numbers 27:21He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the Lord for him by the judgment of the Urim. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him—all the congregation.”
• 1 Samuel 21:6So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the showbread which had been taken from before the Lord, in order to put hot bread in its place on the day when it was taken away.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 22:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10And he inquired of the Lord for him - This circumstance is not related in history; but it is probably true, as David would most naturally wish to know where to direct his steps in this very important crisis.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10He inquired of the Lord … - This was not true, but Ahimelech‘s going to fetch the sword from behind the ephod might have given occasion to the belief on Doeg‘s part that he had put on the ephod to inquire of the Lord for David.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. 1010. he inquired of the Lord for him--Some suppose that this was a malicious fiction of Doeg to curry favor with the king, but Ahimelech seems to acknowledge the fact. The poor simple-minded high priest knew nothing of the existing family feud between Saul and David. The informer, if he knew it, said nothing of the cunning artifice by which David obtained the aid of Ahimelech. The facts looked against him, and the whole priesthood along with him were…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 22:10

• Abiathar
• Ahimelech
• Betrayal
• Goliath
• Holy Spirit
• Malice
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Goliath
• Abiathar
• Ahimelech
• David
• Mizpah
• Jesse
• Judge
• Nob
• Samuel, Books of
• Urim and Thummim

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