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 King James Version (NKJV)And he inquired of the Lord for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

Context of 1 Samuel 22:10

8Yet all of you have conspired against me, and there was nobody disclosing to me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse! None of you is sorry for me or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me to lie in ambush—as is the case today?” 9Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing among Saul’s courtiers, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob—to Ahimelech son of Ahitub— and he inquired of Adonai for him, gave him provisions and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.” 11Then the king sent word to summon the kohen Ahimelech son of Ahitub and all the kohanim of his father’s house who were in Nob. So they all came to the king. 12“Listen now, son of Ahitub,” Saul said. “Here I am, my lord,” he said.

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—by giving him bread and a sword, and by inquiring of God for him, that he should rise against me by lying in ambush, as is the case today?”
• 1 Samuel 23:2So David inquired of Adonai saying, “Shall I go and attack those Philistines?” Adonai said to David, “Go, attack the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”
• 1 Samuel 30:8David inquired of Adonai saying, “Should I pursue after this raiding band? Shall I overtake them?” He answered him, “Pursue! For you will surely overtake and you will surely rescue!”
• Numbers 27:21He will stand before Eleazar the kohen, who will pray and obtain judgments for him by Urim and before Adonai. At his mouth, they will go out and at his mouth they will come in, he and all the community of Bnei-Yisrael with him.”
• 1 Samuel 21:6“Of course women have been kept from us, as on previous campaigns,” David answered the kohen. “So the young men’s vessels were holy, though it was an ordinary mission—how much more so will their vessels be holy today!”

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