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1 Samuel 22:12

Saul said to Ahimelech, "Listen, Ahimelech!" "At your service, sir," he answered.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abiathar;   Accusation, False;   Ahijah;   Ahimelech;   Ahitub;   Falsehood;   Government;   Holy Spirit;   Malice;   Rulers;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abiathar;   Ahimelech;   Nob;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Eli;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ahimelech;   Mizpah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Benjamin;   Nob;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Court Systems;   Crimes and Punishments;   High Priest;   Nob;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Doeg;   Nob;   Priests and Levites;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahimelech ;   Ahitub ;   Doeg ;   Nob;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ahitub;   Doeg;   Nob;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ahim'elech;   Law of Moses;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Prescience;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahimelech;   Ahitub;   Jesse;   Judge;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abner;   Ahimelech;   Ahitub;   Treason;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Saul said, “Listen, son of Ahitub!”
Hebrew Names Version
Sha'ul said, Hear now, you son of Achituv. He answered, Here I am, my lord.
King James Version
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
Lexham English Bible
Saul said, "Listen please, son of Ahitub." He said, "Here I am, my lord."
English Standard Version
And Saul said, "Hear now, son of Ahitub." And he answered, "Here I am, my lord."
New Century Version
Saul said to Ahimelech, "Listen now, son of Ahitub." Ahimelech answered, "Yes, master."
New English Translation
Then Saul said, "Listen, son of Ahitub." He replied, "Here I am, my lord."
Amplified Bible
Then Saul said, "Listen now, son of Ahitub." He replied, "Here I am [at your service], my lord."
New American Standard Bible
Saul said, "Listen now, son of Ahitub." And he replied, "Here I am, my lord."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Saul said, Heare now thou sonne of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Saul said, "Listen now, son of Ahitub." And he answered, "Here I am, my lord."
Contemporary English Version
Saul told them, "Listen to me, you son of Ahitub." "Certainly, Your Majesty," Ahimelech answered.
Complete Jewish Bible
Sha'ul said, "Listen here, you son of Achituv!" He answered, "Here I am, my lord."
Darby Translation
And Saul said, Hear now, son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
Easy-to-Read Version
Saul said to Ahimelech, "Listen now, son of Ahitub." Ahimelech answered, "Yes, sir."
George Lamsa Translation
And Saul said, Hear now, I beseech you, son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
Literal Translation
And Saul said, Now hear, son of Ahitub. And he said, I am here, my lord.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Saul sayde: Heare thou sonne of Achitob. He saide: Here am I my lorde.
American Standard Version
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
Bible in Basic English
And Saul said, Give ear now, O son of Ahitub. And answering he said, Here I am, my lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Saul sayde: Heare nowe thou sonne of Ahitob. He aunswered: Here I am, my lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Saul said: 'Hear now, thou son of Ahitub.' And he answered: 'Here I am, my lord.'
King James Version (1611)
And Saul said, Heare now thou sonne of Ahitub: and hee answered, Here I am, my lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Achitob. And he said, Lo! I am here, speak, my lord.
English Revised Version
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
Berean Standard Bible
"Listen now, son of Ahitub," said Saul. "Here I am, my lord," he replied.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Saul seide to Achymelech, Here, thou sone of Achitob.
Young's Literal Translation
and Saul saith, `Hear, I pray thee, son of Ahitub;' and he saith, `Here [am] I, my lord.'
Update Bible Version
And Saul said, Hear now, you son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I [am], my lord.
World English Bible
Saul said, Hear now, you son of Ahitub. He answered, Here I am, my lord.
New King James Version
And Saul said, "Hear now, son of Ahitub!" He answered, "Here I am, my lord."
New Living Translation
When they arrived, Saul shouted at him, "Listen to me, you son of Ahitub!" "What is it, my king?" Ahimelech asked.
New Life Bible
Saul said, "Hear now, son of Ahitub." He answered, "Here I am, my lord."
New Revised Standard
Saul said, "Listen now, son of Ahitub." He answered, "Here I am, my lord."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Saul said, Hear, I pray thee, thou son of Ahitub! And he said - Behold me! my lord.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Saul said to Achimelech: Hear, thou son of Achitob. He answered: Here I am, my lord.
Revised Standard Version
And Saul said, "Hear now, son of Ahi'tub." And he answered, "Here I am, my lord."
THE MESSAGE
Saul said, "You listen to me, son of Ahitub!" "Certainly, master," he said.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Saul said, "Listen now, son of Ahitub." And he answered, "Here I am, my lord."

Contextual Overview

6 One day Saul was in Gibeah, sitting under a tamarisk tree on a hill, with his spear in his hand, and all his officers were standing around him. He was told that David and his men had been located, 7 and he said to his officers, "Listen, men of Benjamin! Do you think that David will give fields and vineyards to all of you, and make you officers in his army? 8 Is that why you are plotting against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made an alliance with David. No one is concerned about me or tells me that David, one of my own men, is right now looking for a chance to kill me, and that my son has encouraged him!" 9 Doeg was standing there with Saul's officers, and he said, "I saw David when he went to Ahimelech son of Ahitub in Nob. 10 Ahimelech asked the Lord what David should do, and then he gave David some food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine." 11 So King Saul sent for the priest Ahimelech and all his relatives, who were also priests in Nob, and they came to him. 12 Saul said to Ahimelech, "Listen, Ahimelech!" "At your service, sir," he answered. 13 Saul asked him, "Why are you and David plotting against me? Why did you give him some food and a sword, and consult God for him? Now he has turned against me and is waiting for a chance to kill me!" 14 Ahimelech answered, "David is the most faithful officer you have! He is your own son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard, and highly respected by everyone in the royal court. 15 Yes, I consulted God for him, and it wasn't the first time. As for plotting against you, Your Majesty must not accuse me or anyone else in my family. I don't know anything about this matter!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thou son: 1 Samuel 22:7, 1 Samuel 22:13

Here I am: Heb. Behold me, 2 Samuel 9:6, Isaiah 65:1

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 1:7 - Here am I Job 38:35 - Here we are Psalms 94:20 - throne Matthew 5:22 - That

Cross-References

Genesis 20:11
Abraham answered, "I thought that there would be no one here who has reverence for God and that they would kill me to get my wife.
Genesis 22:2
"Take your son," God said, "your only son, Isaac, whom you love so much, and go to the land of Moriah. There on a mountain that I will show you, offer him as a sacrifice to me."
Genesis 22:6
Abraham made Isaac carry the wood for the sacrifice, and he himself carried a knife and live coals for starting the fire. As they walked along together,
Genesis 22:8
Abraham answered, "God himself will provide one." And the two of them walked on together.
Genesis 22:9
When they came to the place which God had told him about, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. He tied up his son and placed him on the altar, on top of the wood.
Genesis 22:10
Then he picked up the knife to kill him.
Genesis 22:12
"Don't hurt the boy or do anything to him," he said. "Now I know that you honor and obey God, because you have not kept back your only son from him."
Genesis 22:13
Abraham looked around and saw a ram caught in a bush by its horns. He went and got it and offered it as a burnt offering instead of his son.
Genesis 22:21
Uz the first-born, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,
Genesis 22:22
Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.


 
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