1 Samuel 22:7

7 Da sprach Saul zu seinen Knechten, die neben ihm standen: Höret, ihr Benjaminiter! wird auch der Sohn Isais euch allen Äcker und Weinberge geben und euch alle über tausend und über hundert zu Obersten machen,

1 Samuel 22:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 22:7

Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him
He took this opportunity of addressing them in the following manner, upon the report of David being at the head of a certain number of men:

hear now, ye Benjamites;
for Saul being of the tribe of Benjamin, his courtiers and his bodyguards chiefly, if not altogether, consisted of persons of that tribe; and therefore as they were under obligation to him, and ought to abide by him, and adhere closely to him, so it was the more ungrateful in them, as he thought, not to be concerned for his honour and interest:

will the son of Jesse give everyone of you fields and vineyards;
as Saul had done, or was capable of doing, and would do if they were faithful to him; whereas it was not in the power of David, whom in contempt he calls the son of Jesse, to do it; and even should he ever be king, and in his power to make such donations, it cannot be thought he would give them to them, but to the favourites of his own tribe:

[and] make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds;
which he now could not do, since he had with him but four hundred men in all; and should his army increase, and the kingdom come into his hands, so far would all of them be from being advanced to posts in the army, that it was probable none of them would, but those of his own tribe and party.

1 Samuel 22:7 In-Context

5 Aber der Prophet Gad sprach zu David: Bleibe nicht verborgen, sondern gehe hin und komm ins Land Juda. Da ging David hin und kam in den Wald Hereth.

6 Und es kam vor Saul, daß David und die Männer, die bei ihm waren, wären hervorgekommen. Und Saul saß zu Gibea unter dem Baum auf der Höhe und hatte seinen Spieß in der Hand, und alle seine Knechte standen neben ihm.

7 Da sprach Saul zu seinen Knechten, die neben ihm standen: Höret, ihr Benjaminiter! wird auch der Sohn Isais euch allen Äcker und Weinberge geben und euch alle über tausend und über hundert zu Obersten machen,

8 daß ihr euch alle verbunden habt wider mich und ist niemand, der es meinen Ohren offenbarte, weil auch mein Sohn einen Bund gemacht hat mit dem Sohn Isais? Ist niemand unter euch, den es kränke meinethalben und der es meinen Ohren offenbare? Denn mein Sohn hat meinen Knecht wider mich auferweckt, daß er mir nachstellt, wie es am Tage ist.

9 Da antwortete Doeg, der Edomiter, der neben den Knechten Sauls stand, und sprach: Ich sah den Sohn Isais, daß er gen Nobe kam zu Ahimelech, dem Sohn Ahitobs.