1 Samuel 22:12

12 Saul said, "Listen here, son of Ahitub!" "Yes, sir?" he responded.

1 Samuel 22:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 22:12

And Saul said, hear now, thou son of Ahitub
The charge exhibited against him; in contempt of him, he does not so much as call him by his name, nor give him the title of his office, as high priest; though he was the second person in the kingdom, and to whose office a few years ago the civil government was annexed: and he answered, here I [am], my lord;
giving due honour to Saul, though he received none from him, and appearing with great boldness, as having a clear conscience, and so ready to hear what was to be said unto him.

1 Samuel 22:12 In-Context

10 Ahimelech prayed to the LORD for David and gave him food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

11 Then the king sent for the priest Ahimelech, who was Ahitub's son, and his entire family who were the priests in Nob. All of them came to the king.

12 Saul said, "Listen here, son of Ahitub!" "Yes, sir?" he responded.

13 Saul asked him, "Why did you and Jesse's son plot against me? You gave him bread and a sword and prayed to God for him so that he can rise up against me and ambush me, as he's doing now."

14 Ahimelech asked the king, "But whom among all your officials can you trust like David? Your Majesty, he's your son-in-law, the commander of your bodyguard. He's honored in your own household.