1 Samuel 22:21
And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the Lord’s priests.
1 Samuel 22:21 in other translations
| BSB | And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD. |
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| WEB | Abiathar told David that Saul had slain the LORD’s priests. |
| ASV | And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain Jehovah’s priests. |
| YLT | and Abiathar declareth to David that Saul hath slain the priests of Jehovah. |
| DARBY | And Abiathar informed David that Saul had slain Jehovah's priests. |
| BBE | And gave him the news of how Saul had put to death the Lord's priests. |
| Webster | And Abiathar showed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests. |
What does 1 Samuel 22:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 22:20-23
20-23. one of the sons of Ahimelech ... escaped--This was Abiathar, who repaired to David in the forest of Hareth, rescuing, with his own life, the high priest's vestments (1Sa 23:6, 9). On hearing his sad tale, David declared that he had dreaded such a fatal result from the malice and intriguing ambition of Doeg; and, accusing himself as having been the occasion of all the disaster to Abiathar's family, David…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 22:20-23
David greatly lamented the calamity. It is great trouble to a good man to find himself any way the cause of evil to others. He must have been much pained, when he considered that his falsehood was one cause of this fatal event. David speaks with assurance of his own safety, and promises that Abiathar should have his protection. With the Son of David, all who are his may be sure they shall be in safeguard, Psa 91:1…
1 Samuel 22:21 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 1 Samuel 22:20
And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
- 1 Samuel 22:21
And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the Lord’s priests.
- 1 Samuel 22:22
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.
1 Samuel 22:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Abiathar notició á David como Saúl había muerto los sacerdotes de Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Abiathar rapporta à David que Saül avait tué les sacrificateurs de l’ Éternel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Abjathar berichtete David, daß Saul die Priester Jehovas ermordet hätte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et annuntiavit ei quod occidisset Saul sacerdotes Domini. |