1 Samuel 21 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·1 Samuel 22

¹David therefore departed from there and escaped to Adullam’s cave. When his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him.

KJVDavid^H1732 therefore departed^H3212^(H8799) thence, and escaped^H4422^(H8735) to the cave^H4631 Adullam^H5725: and when his brethren^H251 and all his father's^H1 house^H1004 heard^H8085^(H8799) it, they went down^H3381^(H8799) thither to him.

² Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered themselves to him; and he became captain over them. There were with him about four hundred men.

KJVAnd every one^H376 that was in distress^H4689, and every one^H376 that was in debt^H5378^(H8801), and every one^H376 that was discontented^H4751^H5315, gathered^H6908^(H8691) themselves unto him; and he became a captain^H8269 over them: and there were with him about four^H702 hundred^H3967 men^H376.

³ David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come out to you, until I know what God will do for me.”

KJVAnd David^H1732 went^H3212^(H8799) thence to Mizpeh^H4708 of Moab^H4124: and he said^H559^(H8799) unto the king^H4428 of Moab^H4124, Let my father^H1 and my mother^H517, I pray thee, come forth^H3318^(H8799), and be with you, till I know^H3045^(H8799) what God^H430 will do^H6213^(H8799) for me.

⁴ He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.

KJVAnd he brought^H5148^(H8686) them before^H6440 the king^H4428 of Moab^H4124: and they dwelt^H3427^(H8799) with him all the while^H3117 that David^H1732 was in the hold^H4686.

⁵ The prophet Gad said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Depart, and go into the land of Judah.” Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.

KJVAnd the prophet^H5030 Gad^H1410 said^H559^(H8799) unto David^H1732, Abide^H3427^(H8799) not in the hold^H4686; depart^H3212^(H8798), and get^H935^(H8804) thee into the land^H776 of Judah^H3063. Then David^H1732 departed^H3212^(H8799), and came^H935^(H8799) into the forest^H3293 of Hareth^H2802.

⁶ Saul heard that David was discovered, with the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.

KJVWhen Saul^H7586 heard^H8085^(H8799) that David^H1732 was discovered^H3045^(H8738), and the men^H582 that were with him,(now Saul^H7586 abode^H3427^(H8802) in Gibeah^H1390 under a tree^H815 in Ramah^H7414, having his spear^H2595 in his hand^H3027, and all his servants^H5650 were standing^H5324^(H8737) about him;)

⁷ Saul said to his servants who stood around him, “Hear now, you Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give everyone of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds?

KJVThen Saul^H7586 said^H559^(H8799) unto his servants^H5650 that stood^H5324^(H8737) about him, Hear now^H8085^(H8798), ye Benjamites^H1145; will the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 give^H5414^(H8799) every one of you fields^H7704 and vineyards^H3754, and make^H7760^(H8799) you all captains^H8269 of thousands^H505, and captains^H8269 of hundreds^H3967;

⁸ Is that why all of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who discloses to me when my son makes a treaty with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you who is sorry for me, or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as it is today?”

KJVThat all of you have conspired^H7194^(H8804) against me, and there is none that sheweth^H1540^(H8802)^H241 me that my son^H1121 hath made a league^H3772^(H8800) with the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448, and there is none of you that is sorry^H2470^(H8802) for me, or sheweth^H1540^(H8802)^H241 unto me that my son^H1121 hath stirred up^H6965^(H8689) my servant^H5650 against me, to lie in wait^H693^(H8802), as at this day^H3117?

⁹ Then Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

KJVThen answered^H6030^(H8799) Doeg^H1673 the Edomite^H130, which was set^H5324^(H8737) over the servants^H5650 of Saul^H7586, and said^H559^(H8799), I saw^H7200^(H8804) the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 coming^H935^(H8802) to Nob^H5011, to Ahimelech^H288 the son^H1121 of Ahitub^H285.

¹⁰ He inquired of Yahweh for him, gave him food, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

KJVAnd he enquired^H7592^(H8799) of the LORD^H3068 for him, and gave^H5414^(H8804) him victuals^H6720, and gave^H5414^(H8804) him the sword^H2719 of Goliath^H1555 the Philistine^H6430.

¹¹ Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests who were in Nob; and they all came to the king.

KJVThen the king^H4428 sent^H7971^(H8799) to call^H7121^(H8800) Ahimelech^H288 the priest^H3548, the son^H1121 of Ahitub^H285, and all his father's^H1 house^H1004, the priests^H3548 that were in Nob^H5011: and they came^H935^(H8799) all of them to the king^H4428.

¹² Saul said, “Hear now, you son of Ahitub.” He answered, “Here I am, my lord.”

KJVAnd Saul^H7586 said^H559^(H8799), Hear^H8085^(H8798) now, thou son^H1121 of Ahitub^H285. And he answered^H559^(H8799), Here I am, my lord^H113.

¹³ 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?”

KJVAnd Saul^H7586 said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Why have ye conspired^H7194^(H8804) against me, thou and the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448, in that thou hast given^H5414^(H8800) him bread^H3899, and a sword^H2719, and hast enquired^H7592^(H8800) of God^H430 for him, that he should rise^H6965^(H8800) against me, to lie in wait^H693^(H8802), as at this day^H3117?

¹⁴ 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?

KJVThen Ahimelech^H288 answered^H6030^(H8799) the king^H4428, and said^H559^(H8799), And who is so faithful^H539^(H8737) among all thy servants^H5650 as David^H1732, which is the king's^H4428 son in law^H2860, and goeth^H5493^(H8804) at thy bidding^H4928, and is honourable^H3513^(H8737) in thine house^H1004?

¹⁵ Have I today begun to inquire of God for him? Be it far from me! Don’t let the king impute anything to his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for your servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.”

KJVDid I then^H3117 begin^H2490^(H8689) to enquire^H7592^(H8800) of God^H430 for him? be it far from me^H2486: let not the king^H4428 impute^H7760^(H8799) any thing^H1697 unto his servant^H5650, nor to all the house^H1004 of my father^H1: for thy servant^H5650 knew^H3045^(H8804) nothing^H1697 of all this, less^H6996 or more^H1419.

¹⁶ The king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house.”

KJVAnd the king^H4428 said^H559^(H8799), Thou shalt surely^H4191^(H8800) die^H4191^(H8799), Ahimelech^H288, thou, and all thy father's^H1 house^H1004.

¹⁷ The king said to the guard who stood about him, “Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh, because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled and didn’t disclose it to me.” But the servants of the king wouldn’t put out their hand to fall on the priests of Yahweh.

KJVAnd the king^H4428 said^H559^(H8799) unto the footmen^H7323^(H8801) that stood^H5324^(H8737) about him, Turn^H5437^(H8798), and slay^H4191^(H8685) the priests^H3548 of the LORD^H3068; because their hand^H3027 also is with David^H1732, and because they knew^H3045^(H8804) when he fled^H1272^(H8802), and did not shew^H1540^(H8804)^H241 it to me. But the servants^H5650 of the king^H4428 would^H14^(H8804) not put forth^H7971^(H8800) their hand^H3027 to fall^H6293^(H8800) upon the priests^H3548 of the LORD^H3068.

¹⁸ The king said to Doeg, “Turn and attack the priests!” Doeg the Edomite turned, and he attacked the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five people who wore a linen ephod.

KJVAnd the king^H4428 said^H559^(H8799) to Doeg^H1673, Turn^H5437^(H8798) thou, and fall^H6293^(H8798) upon the priests^H3548. And Doeg^H1673 the Edomite^H130 turned^H5437^(H8735), and he fell^H6293^(H8799) upon the priests^H3548, and slew^H4191^(H8686) on that day^H3117 fourscore^H8084 and five^H2568 persons^H376 that did wear^H5375^(H8802) a linen^H906 ephod^H646.

¹⁹ He struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword—both men and women, children and nursing babies, and cattle, donkeys, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

KJVAnd Nob^H5011, the city^H5892 of the priests^H3548, smote^H5221^(H8689) he with the edge^H6310 of the sword^H2719, both men^H376 and women^H802, children^H5768 and sucklings^H3243^(H8802), and oxen^H7794, and asses^H2543, and sheep^H7716, with the edge^H6310 of the sword^H2719.

²⁰ One of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.

KJVAnd one^H259 of the sons^H1121 of Ahimelech^H288 the son^H1121 of Ahitub^H285, named^H8034 Abiathar^H54, escaped^H4422^(H8735), and fled^H1272^(H8799) after^H310 David^H1732.

²¹ Abiathar told David that Saul had slain Yahweh’s priests.

KJVAnd Abiathar^H54 shewed^H5046^(H8686) David^H1732 that Saul^H7586 had slain^H2026^(H8804) the LORD'S^H3068 priests^H3548.

²² David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of all the persons of your father’s house.

KJVAnd David^H1732 said^H559^(H8799) unto Abiathar^H54, I knew^H3045^(H8804) it that day^H3117, when Doeg^H1673 the Edomite^H130 was there, that he would surely^H5046^(H8687) tell^H5046^(H8686) Saul^H7586: I have occasioned^H5437^(H8804) the death of all the persons^H5315 of thy father's^H1 house^H1004.

²³ Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. You will be safe with me.”

KJVAbide^H3427^(H8798) thou with me, fear^H3372^(H8799) not: for he that seeketh^H1245^(H8762) my life^H5315 seeketh^H1245^(H8762) thy life^H5315: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard^H4931.

WEB·1 Samuel 21

¹Then David came to Nob to Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said to him, “Why are you alone, and no man with you?”

KJVThen came^H935^(H8799) David^H1732 to Nob^H5011 to Ahimelech^H288 the priest^H3548: and Ahimelech^H288 was afraid^H2729^(H8799) at the meeting^H7125^(H8800) of David^H1732, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man^H376 with thee?

² David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has commanded me to do something, and has said to me, ‘Let no one know anything about the business about which I send you, and what I have commanded you. I have sent the young men to a certain place.’

KJVAnd David^H1732 said^H559^(H8799) unto Ahimelech^H288 the priest^H3548, The king^H4428 hath commanded^H6680^(H8765) me a business^H1697, and hath said^H559^(H8799) unto me, Let no man^H376 know^H3045^(H8799) any thing^H3972 of the business^H1697 whereabout I send^H7971^(H8802) thee, and what I have commanded^H6680^(H8765) thee: and I have appointed^H3045^(H8776) my servants^H5288 to such^H6423 and such^H492 a place^H4725.

³ Now therefore what is under your hand? Please give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever is available.”

KJVNow therefore what is^H3426 under thine hand^H3027? give^H5414^(H8798) me five^H2568 loaves of bread^H3899 in mine hand^H3027, or what there is present^H4672^(H8737).

⁴ The priest answered David, and said, “I have no common bread, but there is holy bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women.”

KJVAnd the priest^H3548 answered^H6030^(H8799) David^H1732, and said^H559^(H8799), There is no common^H2455 bread^H3899 under mine hand^H3027, but there is^H3426 hallowed^H6944 bread^H3899; if the young men^H5288 have kept^H8104^(H8738) themselves at least^H389 from women^H802.

⁵ David answered the priest, and said to him, “Truly, women have been kept from us as usual these three days. When I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was only a common journey. How much more then today shall their vessels be holy?”

KJVAnd David^H1732 answered^H6030^(H8799) the priest^H3548, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Of a truth^H518 women^H802 have been kept^H6113^(H8803) from us about these three^H8032 days^H8543, since I came out^H3318^(H8800), and the vessels^H3627 of the young men^H5288 are holy^H6944, and the bread is in a manner^H1870 common^H2455, yea, though it were sanctified^H6942^(H8799) this day^H3117 in the vessel^H3627.

⁶ So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the show bread that was taken from before Yahweh, to be replaced with hot bread in the day when it was taken away.

KJVSo the priest^H3548 gave^H5414^(H8799) him hallowed^H6944 bread: for there was no bread^H3899 there but the shewbread^H3899^H6440, that was taken^H5493^(H8716) from before^H6440 the LORD^H3068, to put^H7760^(H8800) hot^H2527 bread^H3899 in the day^H3117 when it was taken away^H3947^(H8736).

⁷ Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Yahweh; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the best of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul.

KJVNow a certain man^H376 of the servants^H5650 of Saul^H7586 was there that day^H3117, detained^H6113^(H8737) before^H6440 the LORD^H3068; and his name^H8034 was Doeg^H1673, an Edomite^H130, the chiefest^H47 of the herdmen^H7462^(H8802) that belonged to Saul^H7586.

⁸ David said to Ahimelech, “Isn’t there here under your hand spear or sword? For I haven’t brought my sword or my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.”

KJVAnd David^H1732 said^H559^(H8799) unto Ahimelech^H288, And is there^H3426 not^H371 here under thine hand^H3027 spear^H2595 or sword^H2719? for I have neither brought^H3947^(H8804) my sword^H2719 nor my weapons^H3627 with me^H3027, because the king's^H4428 business^H1697 required^H1961^(H8804) haste^H5169^(H8803).

⁹ The priest said, “Behold, the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you would like to take that, take it, for there is no other except that here.” David said, “There is none like that. Give it to me.”

KJVAnd the priest^H3548 said^H559^(H8799), The sword^H2719 of Goliath^H1555 the Philistine^H6430, whom thou slewest^H5221^(H8689) in the valley^H6010 of Elah^H425, behold, it is here wrapped^H3874^(H8803) in a cloth^H8071 behind^H310 the ephod^H646: if thou wilt take^H3947^(H8799) that, take^H3947^(H8798) it: for there is no other^H312 save^H2108 that here^H2088. And David^H1732 said^H559^(H8799), There is none like that; give^H5414^(H8798) it me.

¹⁰ David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

KJVAnd David^H1732 arose^H6965^(H8799), and fled^H1272^(H8799) that day^H3117 for fear^H6440 of Saul^H7586, and went^H935^(H8799) to Achish^H397 the king^H4428 of Gath^H1661.

¹¹ The servants of Achish said to him, “Isn’t this David the king of the land? Didn’t they sing to one another about him in dances, saying, ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands’?”

KJVAnd the servants^H5650 of Achish^H397 said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Is not this David^H1732 the king^H4428 of the land^H776? did they not sing^H6030^(H8799) one to another of him^H2088 in dances^H4246, saying^H559^(H8800), Saul^H7586 hath slain^H5221^(H8689) his thousands^H505, and David^H1732 his ten thousands^H7233?

¹² David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

KJVAnd David^H1732 laid up^H7760^(H8799) these words^H1697 in his heart^H3824, and was sore^H3966 afraid^H3372^(H8799) of^H6440 Achish^H397 the king^H4428 of Gath^H1661.

¹³ He changed his behavior before them and pretended to be insane in their hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.

KJVAnd he changed^H8138^(H8762) his behaviour^H2940 before^H5869 them, and feigned himself mad^H1984^(H8704) in their hands^H3027, and scrabbled^H8427^(H8762) on the doors^H1817 of the gate^H8179, and let his spittle^H7388 fall down^H3381^(H8686) upon his beard^H2206.

¹⁴ Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see the man is insane. Why then have you brought him to me?

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) Achish^H397 unto his servants^H5650, Lo, ye see^H7200^(H8799) the man^H376 is mad^H7696^(H8693): wherefore then have ye brought^H935^(H8686) him to me?

¹⁵ Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Should this fellow come into my house?”

KJVHave I need^H2638 of mad men^H7696^(H8794), that ye have brought^H935^(H8689) this fellow to play the mad man^H7696^(H8692) in my presence? shall this fellow come^H935^(H8799) into my house^H1004?

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