1 Samuel 22:20

What does 1 Samuel 22:20 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 22:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And one of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And one of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Abiathar, one of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, got away and went in flight after David;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And there escapeth one son of Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, and his name <FI>is<Fi> Abiathar, and he fleeth after David,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But one of the sons of Achimelech, the son of Achitob, whose name was Abiathar, escaped, and fled to David,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

Context

v.19And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen and asses and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

v.20This passage

v.21And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain Jehovah’s priests.

Cross references

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

  • 1 Samuel 30:7

    And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

  • Job 1:15

    and the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away: yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

  • 1 Samuel 23:6

    And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.

  • 1 Samuel 23:9

    And David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

  • 1 Samuel 2:33

    And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thy heart; and all the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age.

  • 2 Samuel 20:25

    and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

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