1 Samuel 22
Overview
22:1 Companies resort unto David at Adullam;
22:3 At Mizpeh he commends his parents unto the king of Moab;
22:5 Admonished by Gad, he comes to Hareth;
22:6 Saul going to pursue him, complains of his servants' unfaithfulness;
22:9 Doeg accuses Ahimelech;
22:11 Saul commands to kill the priests;
22:17 The footmen refusing, Doeg executes it;
22:20 Abiathar escaping, brings David the news. Verse 1David1 Samuel 21:10-15; Psalm 34:1, 57:1 *titlesthe caveJoshua 12:15, 15:35; 2 Samuel 23:13, 23:14; 1 Chronicles 11:15; Psalm 142:1 *title Micah 1:3, 1:15; Habakkuk 3:1 AdullamAdullam was a city of Judah; and, according to Eusebius, ten miles (Jerome says eleven) eastward from Eleutheropolis.ReciprocalGenesis 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; Psalm 56:8 - tellest; Ezekiel 33:27 - in the caves Verse 2distressJudges 11:3; Matthew 11:12, 11:28 was in debtHeb. had a creditor, 18:25-34 discontentedHeb. bitter of soul, 1 Samuel 1:10, 30:6; Judges 18:25; 2 Samuel 17:8; Proverbs 31:6 *marg.a captain1 Samuel 9:16, 25:15, 25:16, 30:22-24; 2 Samuel 5:2; 2 Kings 20:5; 1 Chronicles 11:15-19; Psalm 72:12-14; Matthew 9:12, 9:13; Habakkuk 2:10ReciprocalJudges 9:4 - vain; 1 Samuel 23:13 - six hundred; 25:7 - we hurt; 25:10 - there be; 2 Samuel 2:3 - his men; 2 Chronicles 13:7 - vain men; Job 30:6 - dwell; Psalm 142:1 - when he was Verse 3MizpehJudges 11:29 the king1 Samuel 14:47; Ruth 1:1-4, 4:10, 4:17 Let my fatherGenesis 47:11; Exodus 20:12; Matthew 15:4-6; 1 Timothy 5:4 till I know1 Samuel 3:18; 2 Samuel 15:25, 15:26; Philippians 2:23, 2:24Reciprocal1 Samuel 25:26 - as the Lord liveth; 2 Samuel 10:2 - as his father; Psalm 11:1 - how Verse 4in the hold2 Samuel 23:13, 23:14; 1 Chronicles 12:16, Gad, 2 Samuel 24:11; 1 Chronicles 21:9, 29:29; 2 Chronicles 29:25, depart, 1 Samuel 23:1-6; Nehemiah 6:11; Psalm 11:1; Isaiah 8:12-14, David departed, Matthew 10:23Reciprocal2 Samuel 10:2 - as his father; 1 Timothy 5:4 - learn Verse 5Reciprocal1 Samuel 27:1 - there is nothing; 2 Samuel 23:14 - an hold; 24:11 - Gad; Proverbs 27:8 - man Verse 6treeor, grove in a high placespear1 Samuel 18:10, 19:9, 20:33

Verse 7the son of Jesse1 Samuel 22:9, 22:13, 18:14, 20:27, 20:30, 25:10; 2 Samuel 20:1; 1 Kings 12:16; Isaiah 11:1, 11:10 give1 Samuel 8:14, 8:15 captains8:11, 8:12ReciprocalNumbers 1:16 - heads; Deuteronomy 1:15 - captains over thousands; 1 Samuel 18:13 - removed; 22:12 - thou son; 23:19 - the Ziphites; 1 Chronicles 12:18 - captains of the band; 15:25 - captains; 2 Chronicles 10:16 - the son; Psalm 119:23 - Princes; Proverbs 16:29 - General; 17:4 - General; 19:19 - man; Ecclesiastes 10:13 - beginning; Acts 24:5 - and a mover Verse 8showeth meHeb. uncovereth mine ear, 1 Samuel 20:2; Job 33:16 *marg.that my son1 Samuel 18:3, 20:8, 20:13-17, 20:30-34, 20:42, 23:16-18ReciprocalExodus 20:16 - General; 1 Samuel 22:13 - Why have; 23:19 - the Ziphites; 23:21 - General; 25:10 - Who is David; 2 Kings 6:11 - Will ye not; Psalm 7:3 - if I; 31:13 - I have; Proverbs 29:12 - General; Ecclesiastes 10:13 - beginning; Matthew 1:6 - Jesse Verse 9DoegHe 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; Psalm 52:1 *title 52:1-5; Proverbs 19:5, 29:12; Ezekiel 22:9; Matthew 26:59-61 Ahimelech1 Samuel 21:1-15 Ahitub14:3ReciprocalJudges 1:1 - asked; 1 Samuel 19:19 - General; 22:7 - the son of Jesse; 22:18 - Doeg; 22:19 - Nob; 1 Chronicles 24:3 - Ahimelech; 2 Chronicles 10:16 - the son; Psalm 27:12 - false; 64:6 - search; Proverbs 24:28 - not; 30:10 - Accuse not; James 3:6 - a world Verse 10he inquired1 Samuel 22:13, 22:15, 23:2, 23:4, 23:12, 30:8; Numbers 27:21 him victuals1 Samuel 21:6-9ReciprocalJoshua 9:14 - asked not; Judges 1:1 - asked; 1 Samuel 19:19 - General; 1 Chronicles 6:57 - they gave; 13:3 - we inquired; 20:5 - Goliath; Psalm 27:4 - inquire; 27:12 - false; Proverbs 24:28 - not; 30:10 - Accuse not Verse 11sent to callRomans 3:15Reciprocal1 Samuel 22:19 - Nob; 1 Kings 18:12 - he shall slay me; Proverbs 29:10 - The bloodthirsty Verse 12thou son1 Samuel 22:7, 22:13 Here I amHeb. Behold me, 2 Samuel 9:6; Isaiah 65:1Reciprocal2 Samuel 1:7 - Here am I; Job 38:35 - Here we are; Psalm 94:20 - throne; Matthew 5:22 - That Verse 13Why have1 Samuel 22:8; Psalm 119:69; Amos 7:10; Luke 23:2-5Reciprocal1 Samuel 18:12 - the Lord; 20:27 - the son; 22:7 - the son of Jesse; 22:10 - he inquired; 22:12 - thou son; 22:14 - the king's; 22:17 - slay the priests; 2 Chronicles 10:16 - the son; Psalm 7:3 - if I; 35:12 - They; Proverbs 19:3 - foolishness Verse 14And who1 Samuel 19:4, 19:5, 20:32, 24:11, 26:23; 2 Samuel 22:23-25; Proverbs 24:11, 24:12, 31:8, 31:9 the king's1 Samuel 22:13, 17:25, 18:27 goeth18:13, 21:2ReciprocalGenesis 34:19 - honourable; 1 Samuel 20:27 - the son; 2 Samuel 23:23 - over his guard; Psalm 7:4 - without; 35:12 - They; 101:2 - behave; Proverbs 12:17 - that; 25:26 - General; 28:4 - but; 28:20 - faithful; Daniel 6:4 - but; Matthew 27:23 - Why; Titus 2:10 - showing; 1 John 3:12 - And Verse 15Did I thenHe 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, 20:6; 2 Samuel 15:11; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 1 Peter 3:16, 3:17 less or moreHeb. little or great, 1 Samuel 25:36ReciprocalGenesis 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; 28:4 - but; 31:8 - Open Verse 16Thou shalt1 Samuel 14:44, 20:31; 1 Kings 18:4, 19:2; Proverbs 28:15; Daniel 2:5, 2:12, 3:19, 3:20; Acts 12:19 andDeuteronomy 24:16; Esther 3:6; Matthew 2:16ReciprocalGenesis 2:17 - surely; 1 Samuel 14:39 - General; Ecclesiastes 10:13 - beginning Verse 17footmenor, guard, Heb. runners, 1 Samuel 8:11; 2 Samuel 15:1; 1 Kings 1:5 slay the priests1 Samuel 22:13, 20:33, 25:17; 1 Kings 18:4 would not1 Samuel 14:45; Exodus 1:17; 2 Kings 1:13, 1:14; Acts 4:19Reciprocal1 Samuel 2:31 - I will cut; 19:17 - Why hast; 2 Samuel 1:15 - Go near; 11:16 - he assigned; 13:28 - commanded; 21:1 - Saul; 1 Kings 14:27 - guard; 21:11 - did as Jezebel; 2 Kings 1:11 - O man; Psalm 44:22 - killed; 55:20 - put; Proverbs 28:15 - so; Habakkuk 3:1 - were slain Verse 18Doeg1 Samuel 22:9 he fell2 Chronicles 24:21; Hosea 5:11, 7:3; Micah 6:16; Zephaniah 3:3; Acts 26:10, 26:11 fourscoreThe LXX read, τριακοσιους και πεντε ανδρας, "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, 2:36, 3:12-14 a linen ephod2:28; Exodus 28:40Reciprocal1 Samuel 2:18 - a linen ephod; 2 Samuel 1:10 - slew; 1:15 - Go near; 6:14 - girded; 13:28 - commanded; 13:29 - servants; Ezra 3:10 - they set; Psalm 10:8 - sitteth; 26:9 - bloody men; 52:4 - devouring; 78:64 - priests; 141:7 - bones; Proverbs 24:15 - Lay; 27:3 - but; Ecclesiastes 7:15 - there is a just; Hosea 3:4 - ephod Verse 19Nob1 Samuel 22:9, 22:11, 21:1; Nehemiah 11:32; Isaiah 10:32 men1 Samuel 15:3, 15:9; Joshua 6:17, 6:21; Hosea 10:14; James 2:13 with the edgeThis 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.Reciprocal1 Samuel 23:10 - destroy the city; 2 Samuel 13:29 - servants; Esther 3:13 - both young; Psalm 26:9 - bloody men; 52:4 - devouring; 78:64 - priests; 141:7 - bones; Proverbs 24:15 - Lay; 27:3 - but; Ecclesiastes 7:15 - there is a just; Jeremiah 44:7 - child Verse 20one1 Samuel 23:6, 30:7; 2 Samuel 20:25; 1 Kings 2:26, 2:27 escaped1 Samuel 2:33, 4:12; Job 1:15-17, 1:19Reciprocal1 Samuel 14:3 - Ahiah; 1 Kings 1:7 - Abiathar; 1 Chronicles 15:11 - Zadok; Mark 2:26 - Abiathar Verse 21Reciprocal1 Samuel 2:33 - to consume; 30:7 - Abiathar; Job 1:15 - and I only Verse 22I have occasioned1 Samuel 21:1-9; Psalm 44:22ReciprocalGenesis 44:31 - servants shall; 1 Samuel 21:2 - The king; 27:11 - Lest Verse 23he that seeketh1 Kings 2:26; Matthew 24:9; John 15:20, 16:2, 16:3; Habakkuk 3:1-12:3 but with meJohn 10:28-30, 17:12, 18:9ReciprocalEsther 7:4 - we are sold