1 Samuel 22:21

And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD’s priests.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Abiathar	אֶבְיָתָ֖ר 'ev.ya.Tar	H54	Ebjathar · proper noun, a man's name
shewed	וַיַּגֵּ֥ד vai.ya.Ged	H5046	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
David	לְדָוִ֑ד le.da.Vid	H1732	David · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
Saul	שָׁא֔וּל sha.'Ul	H7586	Shaul · proper noun, a man's name
slain	הָרַ֣ג ha.Rag	H2026	to smite with deadly intent · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD’s	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
priests	כֹּהֲנֵ֥י ko.ha.Nei	H3548	literally one officiating · noun, common masculine plural construct

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 22:20–end

Here is, 1. The escape of Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, out of the desolations of the priests' city. Probably when his father went to appear, upon Saul's summons, he was left at home to attend the altar, by which means he escaped the first execution, and, before Doeg and his bloodhounds came to Nob, he had intelligence of the danger, and had time to shift for his own safety. And whither should he go but to David? Sa1 22:20. Let those that suffer for the Son of David commit the keeping of their souls to him, Pe1 4:19. 2. David's resentment of the melancholy tidings he brought. He gave David an account of the bloody work Saul had made among the priests of the Lord (Sa1 22:21), as the discipl…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 22:20

ABIATHAR ESCAPES AND FLEES AFTER DAVID. (Sa1 22:20-23) 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 (Sa1 23:6, Sa1 23:9). 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 invited him to remain, because, firmly trusting himself in the accomplishment of the divine promise, David could guarantee protection to him. Next: 1 Samuel Chapter 23

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 22:20

Abiathar, escaped - This man carried with him his sacerdotal garments, as we find from Sa1 23:6, Sa1 23:9.

John Gill on 1 Samuel 22:21

And Abiathar showed David that Saul had slain the Lord's priests. Of which perhaps he had not as yet heard; though tidings of such a nature generally fly swiftly; and a sorrowful shocking account he had to give, and which was so to David.

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 22:20–end

Dictionary and topics

Abiathar — Father of abundance, or my father excels, the son of Ahimelech the high priest. He was the tenth high priest, and the fourth in descent from Eli. When his father was slain with the priests of Nob, he…
Ahimelech — Brother of the king, the son of Ahitub and father of Abiathar (1 Sam. 22:20-23). He descended from Eli in the line of Ithamar. In 1 Chr. 18:16 he is called Abimelech, and is probably the same as…
Abiathar · in the City of Nob — in the City of Nob
Ahimelech · .Killed by the command of Saul — .Killed by the command of Saul

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Samuel 22:21

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Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 22:20–end

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Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 22:20

John Gill on 1 Samuel 22:21

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 22:20–end

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1 Samuel 22:21

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Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 22:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 22:20

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 22:20

John Gill on 1 Samuel 22:21

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 22:20–end

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 22:20

Rashi on 1 Samuel 22:18