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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 22:17 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| 1Sa 22:17 |
Strong Concordance |
And the king [04428] said [0559] unto the footmen [07323] that stood [05324] about him, Turn [05437], and slay [04191] the priests [03548] of the LORD [03068]; because their hand [03027] also is with David [01732], and because they knew [03045] when he fled [01272], and did not shew [01540] [0241] it to me. But the servants [05650] of the king [04428] would [014] not put forth [07971] their hand [03027] to fall [06293] upon the priests [03548] of the LORD [03068]. |
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King James |
And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
SAUL COMMANDS TO KILL THE PRIESTS. (Sa1 22:17-19)
the footmen that stood about him--his bodyguard, or his runners (Sa1 8:11; Sa2 15:1; Kg1 1:5; Kg1 14:28), who held an important place at court (Ch2 12:10). But they chose rather to disobey the king than to offend God by imbruing their hands in the blood of his ministering servants. A foreigner alone (Psa 52:1-3) could be found willing to be the executioner of this bloody and sacrilegious sentence. Thus was the doom of the house of Eli fulfilled [Sa1 2:30-36]. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| But the servants of the king would not - They dared to disobey the commands of the king in a case of such injustice, inhumanity, and irreligion. |
30 Wherefore the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478] saith [05002], I said [0559] indeed [0559] that thy house [01004], and the house [01004] of thy father [01], should walk [01980] before [06440] me for [05704] ever [05769]: but now the LORD [03068] saith [05002], Be it far from me [02486]; for them that honour [03513] me I will honour [03513], and they that despise [0959] me shall be lightly esteemed [07043].
31 Behold, the days [03117] come [0935], that I will cut off [01438] thine arm [02220], and the arm [02220] of thy father's [01] house [01004], that there shall not be an old man [02205] in thine house [01004].
32 And thou shalt see [05027] an enemy [06862] in my habitation [04583], in all the wealth which God shall give [03190] Israel [03478]: and there shall not be an old man [02205] in thine house [01004] for ever [03117].
33 And the man [0376] of thine, whom I shall not cut off [03772] from mine altar [04196], shall be to consume [03615] thine eyes [05869], and to grieve [0109] thine heart [05315]: and all the increase [04768] of thine house [01004] shall die [04191] in the flower of their age [0582].
34 And this shall be a sign [0226] unto thee, that shall come [0935] upon thy two [08147] sons [01121], on Hophni [02652] and Phinehas [06372]; in one [0259] day [03117] they shall die [04191] both [08147] of them.
35 And I will raise me up [06965] a faithful [0539] priest [03548], that shall do [06213] according to that which is in mine heart [03824] and in my mind [05315]: and I will build [01129] him a sure [0539] house [01004]; and he shall walk [01980] before [06440] mine anointed [04899] for ever [03117].
36 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left [03498] in thine house [01004] shall come [0935] and crouch [07812] to him for a piece [095] of silver [03701] and a morsel [03603] of bread [03899], and shall say [0559], Put [05596] me, I pray thee, into one [0259] of the priests' offices [03550], that I may eat [0398] a piece [06595] of bread [03899].
1 To the chief Musician [05329], Maschil [04905], A Psalm of David [01732], when Doeg [01673] the Edomite [0130] came [0935] and told [05046] Saul [07586], and said [0559] unto him, David [01732] is come [0935] to the house [01004] of Ahimelech [0288]. Why boastest [01984] thou thyself in mischief [07451], O mighty [01368] man? the goodness [02617] of God [0410] endureth continually [03117].
2 Thy tongue [03956] deviseth [02803] mischiefs [01942]; like a sharp [03913] razor [08593], working [06213] deceitfully [07423].
3 Thou lovest [0157] evil [07451] more than good [02896]; and lying [08267] rather than to speak [01696] righteousness [06664]. Selah [05542].
10 Instead of which king [04428] Rehoboam [07346] made [06213] shields [04043] of brass [05178], and committed [06485] them to the hands [03027] of the chief [08269] of the guard [07323], that kept [08104] the entrance [06607] of the king's [04428] house [01004].
28 And it was so, when [01767] the king [04428] went [0935] into the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], that the guard [07323] bare [05375] them, and brought them back [07725] into the guard [07323] chamber [08372].
5 Then Adonijah [0138] the son [01121] of Haggith [02294] exalted [04984] himself, saying [0559], I will be king [04427]: and he prepared [06213] him chariots [07393] and horsemen [06571], and fifty [02572] men [0376] to run [07323] before [06440] him.
1 And it came to pass after this [0310], that Absalom [053] prepared [06213] him chariots [04818] and horses [05483], and fifty [02572] men [0376] to run [07323] before [06440] him.
11 And he said [0559], This will be the manner [04941] of the king [04428] that shall reign [04427] over you: He will take [03947] your sons [01121], and appoint [07760] them for himself, for his chariots [04818], and to be his horsemen [06571]; and some shall run [07323] before [06440] his chariots [04818].
17 And the king [04428] said [0559] unto the footmen [07323] that stood [05324] about him, Turn [05437], and slay [04191] the priests [03548] of the LORD [03068]; because their hand [03027] also is with David [01732], and because they knew [03045] when he fled [01272], and did not shew [01540] [0241] it to me. But the servants [05650] of the king [04428] would [014] not put forth [07971] their hand [03027] to fall [06293] upon the priests [03548] of the LORD [03068].
18 And the king [04428] said [0559] to Doeg [01673], Turn [05437] thou, and fall [06293] upon the priests [03548]. And Doeg [01673] the Edomite [0130] turned [05437], and he fell [06293] upon the priests [03548], and slew [04191] on that day [03117] fourscore [08084] and five [02568] persons [0376] that did wear [05375] a linen [0906] ephod [0646].
19 And Nob [05011], the city [05892] of the priests [03548], smote [05221] he with the edge [06310] of the sword [02719], both men [0376] and women [0802], children [05768] and sucklings [03243], and oxen [07794], and asses [02543], and sheep [07716], with the edge [06310] of the sword [02719].