1 Samuel 22:12
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
1 Samuel 22:12 in other translations
| BSB | “Listen now, son of Ahitub,” said Saul. “Here I am, my lord,” he replied. |
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| WEB | Saul said, “Hear now, you son of Ahitub.” He answered, “Here I am, my lord.” |
| ASV | And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. |
| YLT | and Saul saith, ‘Hear, I pray thee, son of Ahitub;' and he saith, ‘Here am I, my lord.' |
| DARBY | And Saul said, Hear now, son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. |
| BBE | And Saul said, Give ear now, O son of Ahitub. And answering he said, Here I am, my lord. |
| Webster | And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. |
What does 1 Samuel 22:12 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 22:6-19
See the nature of jealous malice and its pitiful arts. Saul looks upon all about him as his enemies, because they do not just say as he says. In Ahimelech's answer to Saul we have the language of conscious innocence. But what wickedness will not the evil spirit hurry men to when he gets the dominion! Saul alleges that which was utterly false and unproved. But the most bloody tyrants have found instruments of their…
1 Samuel 22:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 22:12
- Isaiah 65:1
I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
- 1 Samuel 22:7
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;
- 2 Samuel 9:6
Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!
- 1 Samuel 22:13
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?
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Context
- 1 Samuel 22:11
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.
- 1 Samuel 22:12
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
- 1 Samuel 22:13
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?
1 Samuel 22:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Saúl le dijo: Oye ahora, hijo de Ahitob. Y él dijo: Heme aquí, señor mío. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Saül dit: Écoute, je te prie, fils d’Akhitub. Et il dit: Me voici, mon seigneur. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Saul sprach: Höre doch, Sohn Ahitubs! Und er sprach: Hier bin ich, mein Herr! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait Saul ad Achimelech: Audi, fili Achitob. Qui respondit: Præsto sum, domine. |