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

10And he enquired of Yhwh for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. 11Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. 13And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? 14Then 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?

1 Samuel 22:12 word by word

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

• 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 22:7Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;
• 2 Samuel 9:6Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!
• Isaiah 65:1I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by 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