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1 Samuel 22:14

AhimelechDavid
Faithfulness and loyaltyIntegrity

12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

13 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?

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.

16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.

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BSB
Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard who is honored in your house?
KJV
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?
WEB
Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, “Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, captain of your body guard, and honored in your house?
ASV
Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who among all thy servants is so faithful as David, who is the king`s son-in-law, and is taken into thy council, and is honorable in thy house?
DARBY
And Ahimelech answered the king and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and has access to thy secret council, and is honourable in thy house?
BLB
And Ahimelech answered the king, and said, “And who among all your servants is as faithful as David, and son-in-law of the king, and has turned aside at your council, and is honorable in your house?
ÅB
Da svarte Akimelek kongen og sa: Hvem blant alle dine tjenere er vel så betrodd som David, han som er kongens svigersønn og har fortrolig adgang til deg og er høyt æret i ditt hus?
OTB
Ahimelek svarte kongen og sa: "Og hvem blant alle dine tjenere er så trofast som David, kongens svigersønn, høvding over din livvakt, og æret i ditt hus?
B1930
Da svarte Akimelek kongen og sa: Hvem blandt alle dine tjenere er vel så betrodd som David, han som er kongens svigersønn og har fortrolig adgang til dig og er høit æret i ditt hus?

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 19:4–5

    And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:

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  • 1 Samuel 20:32

    And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?

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  • 2 Samuel 22:23–25

    For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

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  • 1 Samuel 24:11

    Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.

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  • 1 Samuel 26:23

    The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’s anointed.

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  • Proverbs 24:11–12

    If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

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  • 1 Samuel 17:25

    And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.

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  • Proverbs 31:8–9

    Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

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