1 Samuel 22:9

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

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; 8That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? 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. 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.

1 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

• 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 21:7Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Yhwh; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
• Psalms 52:1Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
• Proverbs 19:5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
• Proverbs 29:12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
• Ezekiel 22:9In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.
• Matthew 26:59Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
• 1 Samuel 21:1Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 22:9

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

In the dictionaries

• Jesse
• Saul
• Edom, Edomite, Idumea
• Paul, Saul
• Abiathar
• Ahimelech
• Ahitub
• David
• Mizpah
• Chronology of the Old Testament

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