1 Samuel 22:10

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Ahimelech inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

Hebrew Names Version
He inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Golyat the Pelishti.

King James Version
And he enquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

Lexham English Bible
And he inquired of Yahweh for him and gave him provisions and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

English Standard Version
and he inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

New Century Version
Ahimelech prayed to the Lord for David and gave him food and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

New English Translation
He inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

Amplified Bible
"Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him provisions and the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

New American Standard Bible
"And he inquired of the LORD for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Who asked counsell of the Lorde for him and gaue him vitailes, and he gaue him also the sword of Goliath the Philistim.

Legacy Standard Bible
And he asked of Yahweh for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

Contemporary English Version
Ahimelech talked to the Lord for him, then gave him food and the sword that had belonged to Goliath the Philistine."

Complete Jewish Bible
He consulted Adonai for him, gave him food and gave him the sword of Golyat the P'lishti."

Darby Translation
And he inquired of Jehovah for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

Easy-to-Read Version
Ahimelech prayed to the Lord for David and gave him some food. He even gave David the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

George Lamsa Translation
And he inquired of God for him and gave him weapons and provisions and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

Good News Translation
Ahimelech asked the Lord what David should do, and then he gave David some food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

Literal Translation
And he asked for him of Jehovah, and gave provisions to him, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
which axed councell at the LORDE for him, and gaue him fode, & the swerde of Goliath the Philistyne.

American Standard Version
And he inquired of Jehovah for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

Bible in Basic English
And he got directions from the Lord for him, and gave him food, and put in his hand the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Whiche asked councel of the Lorde for him, and gaue him vittayles, and the sword of Goliath the Philistine also.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.'

King James Version (1611)
And hee enquired of the Lord for him, and gaue him victuals, and gaue him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the priest enquired of God for him, and gave him provision, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

English Revised Version
And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
which counseilide the Lord for Dauid, and yaf meetis `to hym, but also he yaf to Dauid the swerd of Goliath Filistei.

Young's Literal Translation
and he asketh for him at Jehovah, and provision hath given to him, and the sword of Goliath the Philistine hath given to him.

Update Bible Version
And he inquired of Yahweh for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

World English Bible
He inquired of Yahweh for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

New King James Version
And he inquired of the LORD for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

New Living Translation
Ahimelech consulted the Lord for him. Then he gave him food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

New Life Bible
Ahimelech asked the Lord what David should do. He gave David food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

New Revised Standard
he inquired of the Lord for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then enquired he for him of Yahweh, Provisions also, gave he unto him, - and, the sword of Goliath the Philistine, gave he unto him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he consulted the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath, the Philistine.

Revised Standard Version
and he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He inquired of the LORD for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

Contextual Overview

⁶Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time, Saul was in Gibeah, sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in his hand and all his servants standing around him. ⁷Then Saul said to his servants, "Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds? ⁸Is that why all of you have conspired against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made a covenant with Jesse's son. Not one of you has shown concern for me or revealed to me that my son has stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case today." ⁹But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul's servants, answered: "I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob. ¹⁰Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."¹¹Then the king sent messengers to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and his father's whole family, who were priests at Nob. And all of them came to the king. ¹²"Listen now, son of Ahitub," said Saul. "Here I am, my lord," he replied. ¹³And Saul asked him, "Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him so that he could rise up against me to lie in wait, as he is doing today." ¹⁴Ahimelech answered the king, "Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king's son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard who is honored in your house? ¹⁵Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of my father's household, for your servant knew nothing of this whole affair-not in part or in whole."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he inquired: 1 Samuel 22:13, 1 Samuel 22:15, 1 Samuel 23:2, 1 Samuel 23:4, 1 Samuel 23:12, 1 Samuel 30:8, Numbers 27:21

him victuals: 1 Samuel 21:6-9

Reciprocal: Joshua 9:14 - asked not Judges 1:1 - asked 1 Samuel 19:19 - General 1 Chronicles 6:57 - they gave 1 Chronicles 13:3 - we inquired 1 Chronicles 20:5 - Goliath Psalms 27:4 - inquire Psalms 27:12 - false Proverbs 24:28 - not Proverbs 30:10 - Accuse not

Cross-References

Genesis 22:6
Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac. He himself carried the fire and the sacrificial knife, and the two of them walked on together.

Genesis 22:12
"Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him," said the Angel, "for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from Me."

Genesis 22:17
I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

Genesis 22:19
Abraham went back to his servants, and they got up and set out together for Beersheba. And Abraham settled in Beersheba.

Genesis 22:21
Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),

Genesis 22:23
And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham's brother Nahor.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he inquired of the Lord for him,.... Which not being expressed before, some have taken it to be a lie of Doeg's, he being charged with lying by David, Psalms 52:3; but it is not at all improbable that David should desire him to inquire of the Lord for him, and that he did; and he seems to acknowledge it, 1 Samuel 22:15; but according to the Jewish writers Doeg meant by this to prove a charge of treason both against David and Ahimelech; that the former made himself king, and the latter owned him to be so, since inquiry by Urim and Thummim was not made for a private person, but for a king e:

and gave him victuals; hallowed bread, loaves of shewbread, which none but priests might eat of; such was his kindness to him:

and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine; which David took from him, and slew him with it. All this was true, but then he acted the deceitful part, with which he is charged in the above psalms, in not declaring how David had imposed upon the priest, by pretending he was sent in haste on the king's business; which was the reason he was so ill provided with servants, food, and armour; which if Doeg had reported faithfully, as he ought to have done, would have saved the credit and life of the priest, and of his family.

e Misn. Yoma, c. 7. sect. 5.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He inquired of the Lord ... - This was not true, but Ahimelech’s going to fetch the sword from behind the ephod might have given occasion to the belief on Doeg’s part that he had put on the ephod to inquire of the Lord for David.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 22:10. And he inquired of the Lord for him — This circumstance is not related in history; but it is probably true, as David would most naturally wish to know where to direct his steps in this very important crisis.