1 Samuel 22:12

What does 1 Samuel 22:12 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 22:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Saul said, Give ear now, O son of Ahitub. And answering he said, Here I am, my lord.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and Saul saith, `Hear, I pray thee, son of Ahitub;' and he saith, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I, my lord.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Saul said to Achimelech: Hear, thou son of Achitob. He answered: Here I am, my lord.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Saul said, Hear now, son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

Context

v.11Then 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.

v.12This passage

v.13And 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 inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 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 inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

  • 2 Samuel 9:6

    And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came unto David, and fell on his face, and did obeisance. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold, thy servant!

  • 1 Samuel 22:7

    And 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,

  • Isaiah 65:1

    I am inquired of by them that asked notfor 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.

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