1 Samuël 22:18-23

18 Toen zeide de koning tot Doeg: Wend gij u, en val aan op de priesters. Toen wendde zich Doeg, de Edomiet, en hij viel aan op de priesters, en doodde te dien dage vijf en tachtig mannen, die den linnen lijfrok droegen.

19 Hij sloeg ook Nob, de stad dezer priesters, met de scherpte des zwaards, van den man tot de vrouw, van de kinderen tot de zuigelingen, zelfs de ossen en ezels, en de schapen, sloeg hij met de scherpte des zwaards.

20 Doch een der zonen van Achimelech, den zoon van Ahitub, ontkwam, wiens naam was Abjathar; die vluchtte David na.

21 En Abjathar boodschapte het David, dat Saul de priesteren des HEEREN gedood had.

22 Toen zeide David tot Abjathar: Ik wist wel te dien dage, toen Doeg, de Edomiet, daar was, dat hij het voorzeker Saul zou te kennen geven; ik heb oorzaak gegeven tegen al de zielen van uws vaders huis.

23 Blijf bij mij; vrees niet; want wie mijn ziel zoeken zal, die zal uw ziel zoeken; maar gij zult met mij in bewaring zijn.

1 Samuël 22:18-23 Meaning and Commentary

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, where his relations came to him; from thence to Mizpeh in Moab, where he got leave of the king of Moab for his father and mother to dwell there; and from thence, by the advice of Gad the prophet, departed into the land of Judah, and came to the forest of Hareth, 1Sa 21:1-5; and of the complaint of Saul to his servants of their unfaithfulness to him, and indolence and unconcern at the behaviour of Jonathan and David to him, 1Sa 22:6-8; when Doeg the Edomite informed him of David being seen by him at Nob, and of his receiving food and a sword from Ahimelech the priest, who inquired of the Lord for him, 1Sa 22:9,10; upon which Saul sent for Ahimelech and all the priests at Nob, and charged them with a conspiracy against him; and notwithstanding the defence the priest made, Saul ordered him and the rest of the priests to be slain by his guards; which they refusing, Doeg became the executioner of them, and of all the inhabitants of the city of Nob, and the cattle in it, 1Sa 22:11-19; only Abiathar a son of Ahimelech escaped and fled to David with the sorrowful news; which greatly affected David, looking upon himself to be the occasion of this sad disaster, and he took Abiathar under his protection, and promised him safety, 1Sa 22:20-23.