Chapter 22
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David 1Sam 21:10-15; Ps 34:1, Ps 57:1 *titles
the cave Josh 12:15, Josh 15:35; 2Sam 23:13-14; 1Chr 11:15; Ps 142:1 *title Mic 1:3, Mic 1:15; Heb 11:38
Adullam Adullam was a city of Judah; and, according to Eusebius, ten miles (Jerome says eleven) eastward from Eleutheropolis.
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distress Judg 11:3; Matt 11:12, Matt 11:28
was in debt Heb. had a creditor, Matt 18:25-34
discontented Heb. bitter of soul, 1Sam 1:10, 1Sam 30:6; Judg 18:25; 2Sam 17:8; Prov 31:6 *marg.
a captain 1Sam 9:16, 1Sam 25:15-16, 1Sam 30:22-24; 2Sam 5:2; 2Kgs 20:5; 1Chr 11:15-19; Ps 72:12-14; Matt 9:12-13; Heb 2:10
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Mizpeh Judg 11:29
the king 1Sam 14:47; Ruth 1:1-4, Ruth 4:10, Ruth 4:17
Let my father Gen 47:11; Exod 20:12; Matt 15:4-6; 1Tim 5:4
till I know 1Sam 3:18; 2Sam 15:25-26; Phil 2:23-24
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in the hold 2Sam 23:13-14; 1Chr 12:16, Gad, 2Sam 24:11; 1Chr 21:9, 1Chr 29:29; 2Chr 29:25, depart, 1Sam 23:1-6; Neh 6:11; Ps 11:1; Isa 8:12-14, David departed, Matt 10:23
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tree or, grove in a high place
spear 1Sam 18:10, 1Sam 19:9, 1Sam 20:33
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the son of Jesse 1Sam 22:9, 1Sam 22:13, 1Sam 18:14, 1Sam 20:27, 1Sam 20:30, 1Sam 25:10; 2Sam 20:1; 1Kgs 12:16; Isa 11:1, Isa 11:10
give 1Sam 8:14-15
captains 1Sam 8:11-12
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showeth me Heb. uncovereth mine ear, 1Sam 20:2; Job 33:16 *marg.
that my son 1Sam 18:3, 1Sam 20:8, 1Sam 20:13-17, 1Sam 20:30-34, 1Sam 20:42, 1Sam 23:16-18
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Doeg He 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. 1Sam 21:7; Ps 52:1 *title Ps 52:1-5; Prov 19:5, Prov 29:12; Ezek 22:9; Matt 26:59-61
Ahimelech 1Sam 21:1-15
Ahitub 1Sam 14:3
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he inquired 1Sam 22:13, 1Sam 22:15, 1Sam 23:2, 1Sam 23:4, 1Sam 23:12, 1Sam 30:8; Num 27:21
him victuals 1Sam 21:6-9
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sent to call Rom 3:15
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thou son 1Sam 22:7, 1Sam 22:13
Here I am Heb. Behold me, 2Sam 9:6; Isa 65:1
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Why have 1Sam 22:8; Ps 119:69; Amos 7:10; Luke 23:2-5
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And who 1Sam 19:4-5, 1Sam 20:32, 1Sam 24:11, 1Sam 26:23; 2Sam 22:23-25; Prov 24:11-12, Prov 31:8-9
the king's 1Sam 22:13, 1Sam 17:25, 1Sam 18:27
goeth 1Sam 18:13, 1Sam 21:2
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Did I then He 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, Gen 20:5-6; 2Sam 15:11; 2Cor 1:12; 1Pet 3:16-17
less or more Heb. little or great, 1Sam 25:36
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Thou shalt 1Sam 14:44, 1Sam 20:31; 1Kgs 18:4, 1Kgs 19:2; Prov 28:15; Dan 2:5, Dan 2:12, Dan 3:19-20; Acts 12:19
and Deut 24:16; Esth 3:6; Matt 2:16
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footmen or, guard, Heb. runners, 1Sam 8:11; 2Sam 15:1; 1Kgs 1:5
slay the priests 1Sam 22:13, 1Sam 20:33, 1Sam 25:17; 1Kgs 18:4
would not 1Sam 14:45; Exod 1:17; 2Kgs 1:13-14; Acts 4:19
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Doeg 1Sam 22:9
he fell 2Chr 24:21; Hos 5:11, Hos 7:3; Mic 6:16; Zeph 3:3; Acts 26:10-11
fourscore The 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. 1Sam 2:30-33, 1Sam 2:36, 1Sam 3:12-14
a linen ephod 1Sam 2:28; Exod 28:40
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Nob 1Sam 22:9, 1Sam 22:11, 1Sam 21:1; Neh 11:32; Isa 10:32
men 1Sam 15:3, 1Sam 15:9; Josh 6:17, Josh 6:21; Hos 10:14; Jas 2:13
with the edge This 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.
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one 1Sam 23:6, 1Sam 30:7; 2Sam 20:25; 1Kgs 2:26-27
escaped 1Sam 2:33, 1Sam 4:12; Job 1:15-17, Job 1:19
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I have occasioned 1Sam 21:1-9; Ps 44:22
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he that seeketh 1Kgs 2:26; Matt 24:9; John 15:20, John 16:2-3; Heb 12:1-3
but with me John 10:28-30, John 17:12, John 18:9
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David 1Sam 21:10-15; Ps 34:1, Ps 57:1 *titles
the cave Josh 12:15, Josh 15:35; 2Sam 23:13-14; 1Chr 11:15; Ps 142:1 *title Mic 1:3, Mic 1:15; Heb 11:38
Adullam Adullam was a city of Judah; and, according to Eusebius, ten miles (Jerome says eleven) eastward from Eleutheropolis.
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distress Judg 11:3; Matt 11:12, Matt 11:28
was in debt Heb. had a creditor, Matt 18:25-34
discontented Heb. bitter of soul, 1Sam 1:10, 1Sam 30:6; Judg 18:25; 2Sam 17:8; Prov 31:6 *marg.
a captain 1Sam 9:16, 1Sam 25:15-16, 1Sam 30:22-24; 2Sam 5:2; 2Kgs 20:5; 1Chr 11:15-19; Ps 72:12-14; Matt 9:12-13; Heb 2:10
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Mizpeh Judg 11:29
the king 1Sam 14:47; Ruth 1:1-4, Ruth 4:10, Ruth 4:17
Let my father Gen 47:11; Exod 20:12; Matt 15:4-6; 1Tim 5:4
till I know 1Sam 3:18; 2Sam 15:25-26; Phil 2:23-24
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in the hold 2Sam 23:13-14; 1Chr 12:16, Gad, 2Sam 24:11; 1Chr 21:9, 1Chr 29:29; 2Chr 29:25, depart, 1Sam 23:1-6; Neh 6:11; Ps 11:1; Isa 8:12-14, David departed, Matt 10:23
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tree or, grove in a high place
spear 1Sam 18:10, 1Sam 19:9, 1Sam 20:33
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the son of Jesse 1Sam 22:9, 1Sam 22:13, 1Sam 18:14, 1Sam 20:27, 1Sam 20:30, 1Sam 25:10; 2Sam 20:1; 1Kgs 12:16; Isa 11:1, Isa 11:10
give 1Sam 8:14-15
captains 1Sam 8:11-12
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showeth me Heb. uncovereth mine ear, 1Sam 20:2; Job 33:16 *marg.
that my son 1Sam 18:3, 1Sam 20:8, 1Sam 20:13-17, 1Sam 20:30-34, 1Sam 20:42, 1Sam 23:16-18
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Doeg He 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. 1Sam 21:7; Ps 52:1 *title Ps 52:1-5; Prov 19:5, Prov 29:12; Ezek 22:9; Matt 26:59-61
Ahimelech 1Sam 21:1-15
Ahitub 1Sam 14:3
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he inquired 1Sam 22:13, 1Sam 22:15, 1Sam 23:2, 1Sam 23:4, 1Sam 23:12, 1Sam 30:8; Num 27:21
him victuals 1Sam 21:6-9
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sent to call Rom 3:15
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thou son 1Sam 22:7, 1Sam 22:13
Here I am Heb. Behold me, 2Sam 9:6; Isa 65:1
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Why have 1Sam 22:8; Ps 119:69; Amos 7:10; Luke 23:2-5
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And who 1Sam 19:4-5, 1Sam 20:32, 1Sam 24:11, 1Sam 26:23; 2Sam 22:23-25; Prov 24:11-12, Prov 31:8-9
the king's 1Sam 22:13, 1Sam 17:25, 1Sam 18:27
goeth 1Sam 18:13, 1Sam 21:2
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Did I then He 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, Gen 20:5-6; 2Sam 15:11; 2Cor 1:12; 1Pet 3:16-17
less or more Heb. little or great, 1Sam 25:36
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Thou shalt 1Sam 14:44, 1Sam 20:31; 1Kgs 18:4, 1Kgs 19:2; Prov 28:15; Dan 2:5, Dan 2:12, Dan 3:19-20; Acts 12:19
and Deut 24:16; Esth 3:6; Matt 2:16
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footmen or, guard, Heb. runners, 1Sam 8:11; 2Sam 15:1; 1Kgs 1:5
slay the priests 1Sam 22:13, 1Sam 20:33, 1Sam 25:17; 1Kgs 18:4
would not 1Sam 14:45; Exod 1:17; 2Kgs 1:13-14; Acts 4:19
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Doeg 1Sam 22:9
he fell 2Chr 24:21; Hos 5:11, Hos 7:3; Mic 6:16; Zeph 3:3; Acts 26:10-11
fourscore The 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. 1Sam 2:30-33, 1Sam 2:36, 1Sam 3:12-14
a linen ephod 1Sam 2:28; Exod 28:40
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Nob 1Sam 22:9, 1Sam 22:11, 1Sam 21:1; Neh 11:32; Isa 10:32
men 1Sam 15:3, 1Sam 15:9; Josh 6:17, Josh 6:21; Hos 10:14; Jas 2:13
with the edge This 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.
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one 1Sam 23:6, 1Sam 30:7; 2Sam 20:25; 1Kgs 2:26-27
escaped 1Sam 2:33, 1Sam 4:12; Job 1:15-17, Job 1:19
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I have occasioned 1Sam 21:1-9; Ps 44:22
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he that seeketh 1Kgs 2:26; Matt 24:9; John 15:20, John 16:2-3; Heb 12:1-3
but with me John 10:28-30, John 17:12, John 18:9