1 Samuel 22 · Verse 7

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;
1 Samuel 22:7, King James Version

1 Samuel 22:7 in other translations

BSBThen Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?
WEBSaul 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?
ASVAnd 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, will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,
YLTAnd Saul saith to his servants who are standing by him, ‘Hear, I pray you, ye Benjamites; also to all of you doth the son of Jesse give fields and vineyards! all of you he doth appoint heads of thousands and heads of hundreds!
DARBYThen Saul said to his servants that stood by him, Hear now, ye Benjaminites: will the son of Jesse give every one of you also fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,
BBEThen Saul said to his servants who were there about him, Give ear now, you Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give to every one of you fields and vine-gardens, will he make you all captains of hundreds and captains of thousands;
WebsterThen Saul said to his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjaminites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

What does 1 Samuel 22:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 22:7-8
7-8. Hear now, ye Benjamites--This was an appeal to stimulate the patriotism or jealousy of his own tribe, from which he insinuated it was the design of David to transfer the kingdom to another. This address seems to have been made on hearing of David's return with his four hundred men to Judah. A dark suspicion had risen in the jealous mind of the king that Jonathan was aware of this movement, which he dreaded as a conspiracy against the crown. 1Sa 22:9-16. Doeg Accuses Ahimelech.

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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…

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1 Samuel 22:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
שָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
לַֽעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.Davto servants hisH5650
הַנִּצָּבִ֣יםha.ni.tza.Vimwho were standingH5324
עָלָ֔יו'a.Lavwith himH5921
שִׁמְעוּ\־shim.'u-listenH8085
נָ֖אna'pleaseH4994
בְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiO Ben-H1145
יְמִינִ֑יye.mi.NijaminitesH1145
גַּם\־gam-also?H1571
לְכֻלְּכֶ֗םle.khu.le.Khemto all of youH3605
יִתֵּ֤ןyi.Tenwill he giveH5414
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiJesseH3448
שָׂד֣וֹתsa.DotfieldsH7704
וּכְרָמִ֔יםu.khe.ra.Mimand vineyardsH3754
לְכֻלְּכֶ֣םle.khu.le.Khem<to> all of youH3605
יָשִׂ֔יםya.Simwill he appointH7760
שָׂרֵ֥יsa.Reicommanders ofH8269
אֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimthousandsH505
וְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.Reiand commanders ofH8269
מֵאֽוֹת\׃me.'othundredsH3967

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 22:7

  • 1 Kings 12:16

    So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

  • 1 Samuel 8:14-15

    And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

  • 1 Samuel 20:27

    And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David’s place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?

  • 1 Samuel 20:30

    Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness?

  • 1 Samuel 8:11-12

    And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots. And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.

  • 1 Samuel 22:9

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 25:10

    And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.

  • Isaiah 11:10

    And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

  • 1 Samuel 18:14

    And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.

  • 2 Samuel 20:1

    And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

  • Isaiah 11:1

    And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

  • 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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the son of Jesse.
9,13; 18:14; 20:27,30; 25:10; 2Sa 20:1; 1Ki 12:16; Isa 11:1,10
give.
8:14,15
captains.
8:11,12

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 22:6

    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;)

  • 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;

  • 1 Samuel 22:8

    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?

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1 Samuel 22:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijo Saúl á sus criados que estaban en derredor de él: Oid ahora, hijos de Benjamín: ¿Os dará también á todos vosotros el hijo de Isaí tierras y viñas, y os hará á todos tribunos y centuriones;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Saül dit à ses serviteurs qui se tenaient auprès de lui: Écoutez, Benjaminites: Le fils d’Isaï vous donnera-t-il, à vous tous aussi, des champs et des vignes? Vous établira-t-il tous chefs de milliers et chefs de centaines,
German
Elberfelder 1871
da sprach Saul zu seinen Knechten, die bei ihm standen: Höret doch, ihr Benjaminiter! Wird auch der Sohn Isais euch allen Felder und Weinberge geben, euch alle zu Obersten über tausend und zu Obersten über hundert machen,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ait ad servos suos qui assistebant ei: Audite nunc, filii Jemini: numquid omnibus vobis dabit filius Isai agros et vineas, et universos vos faciet tribunos et centuriones?