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Text -- 1 Samuel 22:17 (NET)

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22:17 Then the king said to the messengers who were stationed beside him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, for they too have sided with David! They knew he was fleeing, but they did not inform me.” But the king’s servants refused to harm the priests of the Lord.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · David a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Saul | SAMUEL, BOOKS OF | Rulers | POST | PHILISTINES | NOB | Mizpah | Malice | LAW OF MOSES | JUDGE | JESSE | Holy Spirit | HAND | Government | GUARD | FOOTMAN | David | Ahimelech | Ahijah | Abiathar | more
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TSK Synopsis , MHCC , Matthew Henry , Keil-Delitzsch , Constable , Guzik

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

JFB: 1Sa 22:17-18 - -- His bodyguard, or his runners (1Sa 8:11; 2Sa 15:1; 1Ki 1:5; 1Ki 14:28), who held an important place at court (2Ch 12:10). But they chose rather to dis...

His bodyguard, or his runners (1Sa 8:11; 2Sa 15:1; 1Ki 1:5; 1Ki 14:28), who held an important place at court (2Ch 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 [1Sa 2:30-36].

Clarke: 1Sa 22:17 - -- 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.

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.

TSK: 1Sa 22:17 - -- footmen : or, guard, Heb. runners, 1Sa 8:11; 2Sa 15:1; 1Ki 1:5 slay the priests : 1Sa 22:13, 1Sa 20:33, 1Sa 25:17; 1Ki 18:4 would not : 1Sa 14:45; Exo...

footmen : or, guard, Heb. runners, 1Sa 8:11; 2Sa 15:1; 1Ki 1:5

slay the priests : 1Sa 22:13, 1Sa 20:33, 1Sa 25:17; 1Ki 18:4

would not : 1Sa 14:45; Exo 1:17; 2Ki 1:13, 2Ki 1:14; Act 4:19

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Poole: 1Sa 22:17 - -- Choosing rather to offend the king, by disobeying his wicked and bloody command, than to offend God, by shedding the blood of such innocent and sacr...

Choosing rather to offend the king, by disobeying his wicked and bloody command, than to offend God, by shedding the blood of such innocent and sacred persons.

Haydock: 1Sa 22:17 - -- Messengers. Hebrew, "runners." These officers remained at court and were people of great account, (Calmet) like the king's guards, 2 Kings xv. 1., ...

Messengers. Hebrew, "runners." These officers remained at court and were people of great account, (Calmet) like the king's guards, 2 Kings xv. 1., and 3 Kings i. 5. (Haydock) ---

Lord, out of reverence, and being convinced of their innocence. (Menochius) ---

The obedience which we owe to superiors is subordinate to that which we must always shew towards God and justice. (Calmet) ---

Saul unjustly condemned them as the abettors of his competitor. (Worthington)

Gill: 1Sa 22:17 - -- And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him,.... Or the "runners" f; the running footmen, that used to run before him when he went out fro...

And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him,.... Or the "runners" f; the running footmen, that used to run before him when he went out from place to place, and were here waiting on him, ready to set out whenever he should give the orders to go elsewhere. The tradition of the Jews is, that these were Abner and Amasa g; but, as Kimchi observes, they were not footmen, but princes, captains in the army, and the first of them the general of it:

turn and slay the priests of the Lord; he owns them to be the priests of the Lord, and calls them so, and yet gave orders to put them to death, though innocent; one would have thought this their character would have flown in his face, and stung his conscience, and deterred him from so foul a fact:

because their hand also is with David; as well as Ahimelech; which did not at all appear, nor that they had so much as seen him at Nob, only Ahimelech; and still less that they had entered into a conspiracy with him:

and because they knew when he fled, and did not show it to me; which also was false; they knew nothing of the flight of David, and therefore could not discover it to the king:

but the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord; their consciences would not suffer them to do it; they refused to obey the king's orders, and chose rather to expose themselves to his resentment, than to be guilty of such a crime. Saul's footmen had more sense of honour, justice, and truth, than he himself had, and were worthy of praise; but they would have been deserving of more, if they could not have prevailed upon him by entreaties and remonstrances to have forborne such a bloody execution, instead of being the tame spectators of it, they had taken him, and bound him as a madman, and so facilitated the escape of the priests, and prevented this shocking scene of wickedness.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Sa 22:17 Heb “to extend their hand to harm.”

Geneva Bible: 1Sa 22:17 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 ...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: 1Sa 22:1-23 - --1 Companies resort unto David at Adullam.3 At Mizpeh he commends his parents unto the king of Moab.5 Admonished by Gad, he comes to Hareth.6 Saul goin...

MHCC: 1Sa 22:6-19 - --See the nature of jealous malice and its pitiful arts. Saul looks upon all about him as his enemies, because they do not just say as he says. In Ahime...

Matthew Henry: 1Sa 22:6-19 - -- We have seen the progress of David's troubles; now here we have the progress of Saul's wickedness. He seems to have laid aside the thoughts of all o...

Keil-Delitzsch: 1Sa 22:16-17 - -- Notwithstanding this truthful assertion of his innocence, Saul pronouncedsentence of death, not only upon the high priest, but upon all the priestsa...

Constable: 1Sa 16:1--31:13 - --IV. SAUL AND DAVID 1 Sam. 16--31 The basic theme in Samuel, that blessing, and in particular fertility of all ki...

Constable: 1Sa 21:1--30:31 - --C. David in Exile chs. 21-30 In chapters 21-30 we see David's forces growing stronger and stronger while...

Constable: 1Sa 21:1--22:23 - --1. David's initial movements chs. 21-22 "The two chapters comprise a literary unit of three sect...

Constable: 1Sa 22:6-23 - --Saul's slaughter of the priests 22:6-23 The writer's attention focused next on Saul's ac...

Guzik: 1Sa 22:1-23 - --1 Samuel 22 - David at Adullam Cave, Saul Murders the Priests A. David at Adullam cave. 1. (1a) David's distress at Adullam. David therefore depar...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: 1 Samuel (Book Introduction) THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF SAMUEL. The two were, by the ancient Jews, conjoined so as to make one book, and in that form could be called the Book o...

JFB: 1 Samuel (Outline) OF ELKANAH AND HIS TWO WIVES. (1Sa 1:1-8) HANNAH'S PRAYER. (1Sa 1:9-18) SAMUEL BORN. (1Sa 1:20) HANNAH'S SONG IN THANKFULNESS TO GOD. (1Sa 2:1-11) TH...

TSK: 1 Samuel (Book Introduction) The First Book of SAMUEL, otherwise called " The First Book of the KINGS."

TSK: 1 Samuel 22 (Chapter Introduction) Overview 1Sa 22:1, Companies resort unto David at Adullam; 1Sa 22:3, At Mizpeh he commends his parents unto the king of Moab; 1Sa 22:5, Admonished...

Poole: 1 Samuel (Book Introduction) FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL OTHERWISE CALLED THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS. THE ARGUMENT. IT is not certainly known who was the penman of this Book, or whe...

Poole: 1 Samuel 22 (Chapter Introduction) SAMUEL CHAPTER 22 David cometh to Adullam, where companies resort to him, 1Sa 22:1,2 . He goeth to Mizpeh, and commendeth his parents to the king ...

MHCC: 1 Samuel (Book Introduction) In this book we have an account of Eli, and the wickedness of his sons; also of Samuel, his character and actions. Then of the advancement of Saul to ...

MHCC: 1 Samuel 22 (Chapter Introduction) (1Sa 22:1-5) David at Adullam, Many resort to him. (1Sa 22:6-19) Saul destroys the priests of Nob. (1Sa 22:20-23) Abiathar escapes to David.

Matthew Henry: 1 Samuel (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The First Book of Samuel This book, and that which follows it, bear the name of Samuel in the title, ...

Matthew Henry: 1 Samuel 22 (Chapter Introduction) David, being driven from Achish, returns into the land of Israel to be hunted by Saul. I. David sets up his standard in the cave of Adullam, enter...

Constable: 1 Samuel (Book Introduction) Introduction Title First and Second Samuel were originally one book called the Book of...

Constable: 1 Samuel (Outline) Outline I. Eli and Samuel chs. 1-3 A. The change from barrenness to fertility 1:1-2:10 ...

Constable: 1 Samuel 1 Samuel Bibliography Ackroyd, Peter R. The First Book of Samuel. Cambridge Bible Commentary on the New English...

Haydock: 1 Samuel (Book Introduction) THE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL; otherwise called, THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS. INTRODUCTION. This and the following Book are called by the Hebrews, the...

Gill: 1 Samuel (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 SAMUEL This book, in the Hebrew copies, is commonly called Samuel, or the Book of Samuel; in the Syriac version, the Book of Samu...

Gill: 1 Samuel 22 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 22 This chapter gives us an account of the flight of David from place to place, from Gath to the cave of Adullam, wher...

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