1 Samuel 22:13
11 Then 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.
12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
And 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?
14 Then 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?
15 Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- And Saul asked him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him so that he could rise up against me to lie in wait, as he is doing today.”
- KJV
- And 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?
- WEB
- 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 today?”
- ASV
- And 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 inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
- DARBY
- And Saul said to 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 inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me as a lier-in-wait, as at this day?
- BLB
- And Saul said to him, “Why have you⁺ conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in your giving to him bread and a sword and inquiring for him of God, that he should rise against me to lie in wait, as this day?”
- ÅB
- Da sa Saul til ham: Hvorfor har dere sammensvoret dere mot meg, du og Isais sønn? Hvorfor gav du ham brød og sverd og adspurte Gud for ham, så han skulle sette seg opp imot meg og etterstrebe meg, som han nå gjør?
- OTB
- Da sa Saul til ham: "Hvorfor har du og Isais sønn sammensverget dere mot meg, ved å gi ham brød og et sverd, og ved å søke råd fra Gud for ham, slik at han skulle reise seg mot meg, ved å ligge i bakhold, slik det er i dag?"
- B1930
- Da sa Saul til ham: Hvorfor har I sammensvoret eder mot mig, du og Isais sønn? Hvorfor gav du ham brød og sverd og adspurte Gud for ham, så han skulde sette sig op imot mig og efterstrebe mig, som han nu gjør?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 22:8
That 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?
Read in contextLuke 23:2–5
And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
Read in contextPsalms 119:69
The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
Read in contextAmos 7:10
Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
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