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David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.
David: 1 Samuel 21:10-15, Psalms 34:1, Psalms 57:1,*titles
the cave: Joshua 12:15, Joshua 15:35, 2 Samuel 23:13, 2 Samuel 23:14, 1 Chronicles 11:15, Psalms 142:1, *title Micah 1:3, Micah 1:15, Hebrews 11:38
Adullam: Adullam was a city of Judah; and, according to Eusebius, ten miles - Jerome says eleven eastward from Eleutheropolis.
Reciprocal: Genesis 38:1 - Adullamite 2 Samuel 17:9 - he is hid 1 Chronicles 11:16 - in the hold 2 Chronicles 11:7 - Adullam Job 30:6 - dwell Psalms 56:8 - tellest Ezekiel 33:27 - in the caves
2.
And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
distress: Judges 11:3, Matthew 11:12, Matthew 11:28
was in debt: Heb. had a creditor, Matthew 18:25-34
discontented: Heb. bitter of soul, 1 Samuel 1:10, 1 Samuel 30:6, Judges 18:25, 2 Samuel 17:8, Proverbs 31:6, *marg.
a captain: 1 Samuel 9:16, 1 Samuel 25:15, 1 Samuel 25:16, 1 Samuel 30:22-24, 2 Samuel 5:2, 2 Kings 20:5, 1 Chronicles 11:15-19, Psalms 72:12-14, Matthew 9:12, Matthew 9:13, Hebrews 2:10
Reciprocal: Judges 9:4 - vain 1 Samuel 23:13 - six hundred 1 Samuel 25:7 - we hurt 1 Samuel 25:10 - there be 2 Samuel 2:3 - his men 2 Chronicles 13:7 - vain men Job 30:6 - dwell Psalms 142:1 - when he was
3.
And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.
Mizpeh: Judges 11:29
the king: 1 Samuel 14:47, Ruth 1:1-4, Ruth 4:10, Ruth 4:17
Let my father: Genesis 47:11, Exodus 20:12, Matthew 15:4-6, 1 Timothy 5:4
till I know: 1 Samuel 3:18, 2 Samuel 15:25, 2 Samuel 15:26, Philippians 2:23, Philippians 2:24
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:26 - as the Lord liveth 2 Samuel 10:2 - as his father Psalms 11:1 - how
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And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
in the hold: 2 Samuel 23:13, 2 Samuel 23:14, 1 Chronicles 12:16, Gad, 2 Samuel 24:11, 1 Chronicles 21:9, 1 Chronicles 29:29, 2 Chronicles 29:25, depart, 1 Samuel 23:1-6, Nehemiah 6:11, Psalms 11:1, Isaiah 8:12-14, David departed, Matthew 10:23
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 10:2 - as his father 1 Timothy 5:4 - learn
5.
And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 27:1 - there is nothing 2 Samuel 23:14 - an hold 2 Samuel 24:11 - Gad Proverbs 27:8 - man
6.
When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)
tree: or, grove in a high place
spear: 1 Samuel 18:10, 1 Samuel 19:9, 1 Samuel 20:33
7.
Then 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;
the son of Jesse: 1 Samuel 22:9, 1 Samuel 22:13, 1 Samuel 18:14, 1 Samuel 20:27, 1 Samuel 20:30, 1 Samuel 25:10, 2 Samuel 20:1, 1 Kings 12:16, Isaiah 11:1, Isaiah 11:10
give: 1 Samuel 8:14, 1 Samuel 8:15
captains: 1 Samuel 8:11, 1 Samuel 8:12
Reciprocal: Numbers 1:16 - heads Deuteronomy 1:15 - captains over thousands 1 Samuel 18:13 - removed 1 Samuel 22:12 - thou son 1 Samuel 23:19 - the Ziphites 1 Chronicles 12:18 - captains of the band 1 Chronicles 15:25 - captains 2 Chronicles 10:16 - the son Psalms 119:23 - Princes Proverbs 16:29 - General Proverbs 17:4 - General Proverbs 19:19 - man Ecclesiastes 10:13 - beginning Acts 24:5 - and a mover
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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?
showeth me: Heb. uncovereth mine ear, 1 Samuel 20:2, Job 33:16, *marg.
that my son: 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 20:8, 1 Samuel 20:13-17, 1 Samuel 20:30-34, 1 Samuel 20:42, 1 Samuel 23:16-18
Reciprocal: Exodus 20:16 - General 1 Samuel 22:13 - Why have 1 Samuel 23:19 - the Ziphites 1 Samuel 23:21 - General 1 Samuel 25:10 - Who is David 2 Kings 6:11 - Will ye not Psalms 7:3 - if I Psalms 31:13 - I have Proverbs 29:12 - General Ecclesiastes 10:13 - beginning Matthew 1:6 - Jesse
9.
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.
Doeg: He is also said to be "the chiefest of the herdsmen that belonged to Saul;" and the Septuagint intimates that he was over the mules of Saul. He may have been what we call the king's equerry or groom. 1 Samuel 21:7, Psalms 52:1, *title Psalms 52:1-5, Proverbs 19:5, Proverbs 29:12, Ezekiel 22:9, Matthew 26:59-61
Ahimelech: 1 Samuel 21:1-15
Ahitub: 1 Samuel 14:3
Reciprocal: Judges 1:1 - asked 1 Samuel 19:19 - General 1 Samuel 22:7 - the son of Jesse 1 Samuel 22:18 - Doeg 1 Samuel 22:19 - Nob 1 Chronicles 24:3 - Ahimelech 2 Chronicles 10:16 - the son Psalms 27:12 - false Psalms 64:6 - search Proverbs 24:28 - not Proverbs 30:10 - Accuse not James 3:6 - a world
10.
And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
he inquired: 1 Samuel 22:13, 1 Samuel 22:15, 1 Samuel 23:2, 1 Samuel 23:4, 1 Samuel 23:12, 1 Samuel 30:8, Numbers 27:21
him victuals: 1 Samuel 21:6-9
Reciprocal: Joshua 9:14 - asked not Judges 1:1 - asked 1 Samuel 19:19 - General 1 Chronicles 6:57 - they gave 1 Chronicles 13:3 - we inquired 1 Chronicles 20:5 - Goliath Psalms 27:4 - inquire Psalms 27:12 - false Proverbs 24:28 - not Proverbs 30:10 - Accuse not
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.
sent to call: Romans 3:15
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 22:19 - Nob 1 Kings 18:12 - he shall slay me Proverbs 29:10 - The bloodthirsty
12.
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
thou son: 1 Samuel 22:7, 1 Samuel 22:13
Here I am: Heb. Behold me, 2 Samuel 9:6, Isaiah 65:1
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 1:7 - Here am I Job 38:35 - Here we are Psalms 94:20 - throne Matthew 5:22 - That
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 inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
Why have: 1 Samuel 22:8, Psalms 119:69, Amos 7:10, Luke 23:2-5
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 18:12 - the Lord 1 Samuel 20:27 - the son 1 Samuel 22:7 - the son of Jesse 1 Samuel 22:10 - he inquired 1 Samuel 22:12 - thou son 1 Samuel 22:14 - the king's 1 Samuel 22:17 - slay the priests 2 Chronicles 10:16 - the son Psalms 7:3 - if I Psalms 35:12 - They Proverbs 19:3 - foolishness
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?
And who: 1 Samuel 19:4, 1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Samuel 20:32, 1 Samuel 24:11, 1 Samuel 26:23, 2 Samuel 22:23-25, Proverbs 24:11, Proverbs 24:12, Proverbs 31:8, Proverbs 31:9
the king's: 1 Samuel 22:13, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Samuel 18:27
goeth: 1 Samuel 18:13, 1 Samuel 21:2
Reciprocal: Genesis 34:19 - honourable 1 Samuel 20:27 - the son 2 Samuel 23:23 - over his guard Psalms 7:4 - without Psalms 35:12 - They Psalms 101:2 - behave Proverbs 12:17 - that Proverbs 25:26 - General Proverbs 28:4 - but Proverbs 28:20 - faithful Daniel 6:4 - but Matthew 27:23 - Why Titus 2:10 - showing 1 John 3:12 - And
15.
Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing un to his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
Did I then: He seems to intimate, that his enquiring now for David was no new thing, having often done so before, without ever being informed it was wrong in itself or displeasing to the king., the servant, Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:6, 2 Samuel 15:11, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 1 Peter 3:16, 1 Peter 3:17
less or more: Heb. little or great, 1 Samuel 25:36
Reciprocal: Genesis 25:22 - inquire 1 Samuel 22:10 - he inquired 2 Samuel 19:19 - Let not 1 Chronicles 13:3 - we inquired Proverbs 12:17 - that Proverbs 28:4 - but Proverbs 31:8 - Open
16.
And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
Thou shalt: 1 Samuel 14:44, 1 Samuel 20:31, 1 Kings 18:4, 1 Kings 19:2, Proverbs 28:15, Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:12, Daniel 3:19, Daniel 3:20, Acts 12:19
and: Deuteronomy 24:16, Esther 3:6, Matthew 2:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 2:17 - surely 1 Samuel 14:39 - General Ecclesiastes 10:13 - beginning
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And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
footmen: or, guard, Heb. runners, 1 Samuel 8:11, 2 Samuel 15:1, 1 Kings 1:5
slay the priests: 1 Samuel 22:13, 1 Samuel 20:33, 1 Samuel 25:17, 1 Kings 18:4
would not: 1 Samuel 14:45, Exodus 1:17, 2 Kings 1:13, 2 Kings 1:14, Acts 4:19
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:31 - I will cut 1 Samuel 19:17 - Why hast 2 Samuel 1:15 - Go near 2 Samuel 11:16 - he assigned 2 Samuel 13:28 - commanded 2 Samuel 21:1 - Saul 1 Kings 14:27 - guard 1 Kings 21:11 - did as Jezebel 2 Kings 1:11 - O man Psalms 44:22 - killed Psalms 55:20 - put Proverbs 28:15 - so Hebrews 11:37 - were slain
18.
And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
Doeg: 1 Samuel 22:9
he fell: 2 Chronicles 24:21, Hosea 5:11, Hosea 7:3, Micah 6:16, Zephaniah 3:3, Acts 26:10, Acts 26:11
fourscore: The LXX read, פסיבךןףיןץע ךבי נוםפו בםהסבע, "three hundred and five men;" and Josephus, "three hundred and eighty-five men." Probably the eighty-five were priests and the three hundred the families of the priests; three hundred and eighty-five being the whole population of Nob. 1 Samuel 2:30-33, 1 Samuel 2:36, 1 Samuel 3:12-14
a linen ephod: 1 Samuel 2:28, Exodus 28:40
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:18 - a linen ephod 2 Samuel 1:10 - slew 2 Samuel 1:15 - Go near 2 Samuel 6:14 - girded 2 Samuel 13:28 - commanded 2 Samuel 13:29 - servants Ezra 3:10 - they set Psalms 10:8 - sitteth Psalms 26:9 - bloody men Psalms 52:4 - devouring Psalms 78:64 - priests Psalms 141:7 - bones Proverbs 24:15 - Lay Proverbs 27:3 - but Ecclesiastes 7:15 - there is a just Hosea 3:4 - ephod
19.
And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
Nob: 1 Samuel 22:9, 1 Samuel 22:11, 1 Samuel 21:1, Nehemiah 11:32, Isaiah 10:32
men: 1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 15:9, Joshua 6:17, Joshua 6:21, Hosea 10:14, James 2:13
with the edge: This is one of the worst acts of Saul's life: his malice was implacable, and his wrath cruel; and there is no motive of justice or policy by which such a barbarous massacre can be justified.
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 23:10 - destroy the city 2 Samuel 13:29 - servants Esther 3:13 - both young Psalms 26:9 - bloody men Psalms 52:4 - devouring Psalms 78:64 - priests Psalms 141:7 - bones Proverbs 24:15 - Lay Proverbs 27:3 - but Ecclesiastes 7:15 - there is a just Jeremiah 44:7 - child
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And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
one: 1 Samuel 23:6, 1 Samuel 30:7, 2 Samuel 20:25, 1 Kings 2:26, 1 Kings 2:27
escaped: 1 Samuel 2:33, 1 Samuel 4:12, Job 1:15-17, Job 1:19
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 14:3 - Ahiah 1 Kings 1:7 - Abiathar 1 Chronicles 15:11 - Zadok Mark 2:26 - Abiathar
21.
And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD's priests.
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:33 - to consume 1 Samuel 30:7 - Abiathar Job 1:15 - and I only
22.
And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.
I have occasioned: 1 Samuel 21:1-9, Psalms 44:22
Reciprocal: Genesis 44:31 - servants shall 1 Samuel 21:2 - The king 1 Samuel 27:11 - Lest
23.
Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.
he that seeketh: 1 Kings 2:26, Matthew 24:9, John 15:20, John 16:2, John 16:3, Hebrews 12:1-3
but with me: John 10:28-30, John 17:12, John 18:9
Reciprocal: Esther 7:4 - we are sold